Brooding anemone

Species of sea anemone

Brooding anemone

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Cnidaria
Subphylum:  | Anthozoa
Class:  | Hexacorallia
Order:  | Actiniaria
Family:  | Halcampidae
Genus:  | Halianthella
Species:  |

H. annularis

Binomial name
Halianthella annularis

Carlgren, 1938

The brooding anemone, Halianthella annularis, is a species of sea anemone in the family Halcampidae,.[1][2]

## Description

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The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent tentacles.[3]

## Distribution

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It is found only around the South African coast, from Lamberts Bay to Cape Agulhas.[2]

## Ecology

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This anemone is found subtidally down to at least 20m under water. It favours sheltered areas and overhangs.

Juveniles are brooded in a fold of the skin on the column of the parent.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halianthella annularis Carlgren, 1938". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
2. ^ a b c Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
3. ^ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9

Taxon identifiers

Halianthella annularis|

* Wikidata: Q1989964
* CoL: 3JBK8
* EoL: 421696
* GBIF: 2257685
* iNaturalist: 668131
* IRMNG: 10577422
* ITIS: 52534
* OBIS: 290069
* Open Tree of Life: 3674793
* SeaLifeBase: 42227
* WoRMS: 290069

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