Wiggly
sand star anemone
awaiting identification*
updated
Nov 2019
Where
seen? This elegant anemone with few banded arms held in
wiggles is sometimes seen on the soft silty shores on our Southern shores. Seen at night only.
Features: Diameter
with tentacles extended 4-5cm. Tentacles
few (about 20), thick at the base and tapering to a slender tip. Most
of the tentacles are usually held flat against the surface, arranged
in pairs or sets of three, with the tips in 'wiggles'. Often, 5 of
the tentacles are held upright
forming a 'tent' over the mouth. Oral
disk tiny. The
mouth is often seen upturned.
The tentacles come in shades of brown with many regular dark bands
along the length. The body column appears to be covered with a leathery
skin.
Sometimes mistaken for the Wiggly reef star anemone which tends to be more colourful, lacks the regular bands and tends
to be found near coral reefs and among coral rubble. |
Pulau Sudong, Dec 09
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Pulau Hantu, Nov 09
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Wiggly
sand star anemones on Singapore shores |
Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Pulau Hantu, Jun 11
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
Pulau Hantu, Jun 11
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
St. John's Island, Feb 11
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
Pulau Semakau, Aug 10
Photo shared by Neo Mei Lin on her
blog. |
Terumbu Bemban, Jul 11
Photo shared by James Koh on his
blog. |
Terumbu Pempang Laut, Apr 11
Photo shared by James Koh on his
blog. |
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