Striped
sand anemone
Awaiting identification*
updated Nov 2019
Where
seen? This small anemone is often seen on our Northern
shores, on soft silty sand near seagrasses.
Features: Diameter with tentacles 3-4cm. It has about 40 semi-transparent tentacles
that taper to a pointed tip. On the upper side of the tentacles, there
is a pattern of white bars across a pair of dark parallel lines that
run the length of each tentacle. The oral disk has a pattern of radiating
stripes and white bars. The edge of the mouth has dark-and-light bars. Body column smooth without large bumps (verrucae), although there are a few bumps near the oral disk.
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Pulau Sekudu, Apr 06 |
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Changi, Aug 18
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook. |
*Species are difficult
to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Striped
sand anemones on Singapore shores |
Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Coney Island, Oct 20
Photo shared by Richard Kuah on facebook.
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Changi, Oct 10
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.
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East Coast NSRCC, Nov 20
Photo shared by James Koh on flickr. |
Terumbu Pempang Laut, Jan 22
Photo shared by James Koh on facebook.
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