swimming anemone

Stomphia coccinea

Classification

Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actinostolidae

Phlyctenactis tuberculosa, commonly known as the wandering sea anemone or swimming anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is native to shallow seas around Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by the French zoologist Jean René Constant Quoy and the French naturalist Joseph Paul Gaimard.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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