burrowing anemone

Andresia partenopea

Classification

Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Andresiidae

The burrowing anemone (Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus) is a species of tube-dwelling anemone in the family Cerianthidae. Description The burrowing anemone grows up to 8 cm in diameter. It lives in a self-constructed wrinkled felt-like tube which may be buried quite deeply in the sand.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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burrowing anemone

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