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Brown peachia
anemone
Synpeachia temasek
Family Haloclavidae
updated
Nov 2019
Where
seen? This small anemone with a few fat tentacles that
spread out flat is seen on some of our shores, especially in sheltered
sandy areas. It is small and usually retracted into the sand at low
tide so it may actually be quite common but overlooked. Synpeachia temasek is a new genus and new species described from Singapore!
Features: Diameter with tentacles
expanded 4-5cm. One ring of 20 tentacles that
are thick at the base and tapering at the tips. It has a reddish-brown body column. It is usually seen
with its tentacles flat on the surface, spaced out equally so that
the anemone resembles a star. The oral disk and tentacles often have
V-shaped chevron patterns in shades of white, pink, beige and brown.
A structure of 3-5 bumps in the middle of the mouth that sometimes
protrudes out of the mouth called a conchula.
Sometimes mistaken for Common peachia anemone (Metapeachia tropica) which looks similar but has a cream-colored column and 16 tentacles.
An 'uprooted' Peachia anemone
is often mistaken for a sea cucumber or a worm. Here's more on how
to tell apart sausage-like creatures. |
'Uprooted' anemone.
Changi, Jun 13 |
Bumps in the middle of the mouth.
Changi, Aug 12 |
With tentacles tucked in.
Changi, Jun 13 |
Brown peachia
anemones on Singapore shores |
Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Chek Jawa, Aug 13
Photo
shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
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References
- Nicholas Wei Liang Yap, Daphne Gail Fautin, Dino Angelo Ramos, and Ria Tan (2014) Sea anemones of Singapore: Synpeachia temasek new genus, new species, and redescription of Metapeachia tropica (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Haloclavidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: October 2014, Vol. 127, No. 3, pp. 439-454.
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