General Description
Tentacles with purple tips and fluorescent green edges, or tentacles red and column with red and white stripes, or tentacles patterned and column mottled red and white. Column up to 3 cm wide.
Biology
These anemones can raise their young in two ways: in brood pouches attached to the side of the column, or in cavities (coelenteron) inside the adult's body. The juveniles remain with the adult until large enough to attach to rocks nearby.
Distribution
New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Sand or rocks in sheltered areas, to depth of 30 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Purple tips on tentacles, red and white stripped column.
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Colours
Purple, Brown, White, Orange
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Crustaceans
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Common Name
Anemone
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