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Corynactis annulata

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Corynactis annulata, or the strawberry anemone, is a bright pink colonial anthozoan similar in body form to sea anemones and scleractinian stony corals. This species is a solitary animal of the order Corallimorpharia.[2]

Description

Corynactis annulata may also be reddish in colour

The strawberry anemone is a very distinctive small bright pink anemone having white knobs on the ends of its tentacle tips. It grows to a diameter of 1 centimetre (0.39 in). Green and reddish colour morphs are also known.[3]

Distribution

This species is found around the southern African coast from Port Nolloth to Mossel Bay, intertidally to 35 metres (115 ft). It is also known from the Inaccessible Archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Ecology

It occurs in clusters and sheets on rocky reefs and wrecks. It feeds on small planktonic organisms.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Corynactis annulata". BioLib. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ 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. ^ a b Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
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Corynactis annulata: Brief Summary

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Corynactis annulata, or the strawberry anemone, is a bright pink colonial anthozoan similar in body form to sea anemones and scleractinian stony corals. This species is a solitary animal of the order Corallimorpharia.

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Corynactis annulata ( Dutch; Flemish )

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Corynactis annulata is een Corallimorphariasoort uit de familie van de Corallimorphidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1867 door Verrill.

Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
  1. Fautin, D. (2012). Corynactis annulata (Verrill, 1867). In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Geraadpleegd via: World Register of Marine Species op http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283833
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Corynactis annulata ( Polish )

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Corynactis annulata - gatunek koralowca z rodziny Corallimorphidae. Polip niewielkich rozmiarów o średnicy do 10 mm. Barwy różowawej otoczony wieńcem czułków zakończonych na biało. Tworzy kolonie na rafach podwodnych. Występuje u wybrzeży Afryki na terenie RPA.

Bibliografia

  1. G.M. Branch, C.L. Griffiths, M.L. Branch, L.E. Beckley, Two oceans. A Guide to the marine life of Southern Africa, Struick Publishers, Cape Town, 2007, s.12, ISBN 9-781-77007-633-4
  2. Corynactis annulata. [dostęp 04.04.2010]. (ang.)
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Corynactis annulata - gatunek koralowca z rodziny Corallimorphidae. Polip niewielkich rozmiarów o średnicy do 10 mm. Barwy różowawej otoczony wieńcem czułków zakończonych na biało. Tworzy kolonie na rafach podwodnych. Występuje u wybrzeży Afryki na terenie RPA.

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Habitat

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Reference

van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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