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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
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long anemone Actinoporus elongatus* Family Capneidae updated Jul 2024 Where seen? A stout anemone that is sometimes seen on our Northern and Southern shores. Usually alone in sand bars and sandy stretches near reefs and seagrasses and in sandy artificial swimming lagoons. Features: Diameter 6-8cm. Body column very long (50cm or longer).Tentacles very short hardly extending beyond the oral disk. Rows of tiny bumps on the oral disk. Body column pale, smooth with a short row of large circular bumps near the top. It can tuck its oral disk partially into the body column. Colours seen include grey, beige, pink. Status and threats: There is inadequate information as at 2024 to make an informed assesment of its conservation status in Singapore. |
 Cyrene Reef,Jul 10 |
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| Very long anemones on Singapore shores |
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| Acknowledgements Grateful thanks to Prof Daphne Fautin for identifiying this anemone. Links
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