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leather anemone

Radianthus crispa

Classification

The sebae anemone (Radianthus crispa), also known as leathery sea anemone, long tentacle anemone, or purple tip anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Stichodactylidae and native to the Indo-Pacific. It was first described in 1834 by Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg as Actinia crispa. Description The sebae anemone is characterized by a flared oral disc that reaches between 20 and 50 cm in diameter and with multiple and long tentacles measuring 10 to 15 cm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 99United States of America · 5