Sea Anemones

Figure 9.Calliactis tricolor. A Oral view B Lateral view C Pedal disc view D Specimens on hermit crab shell E Detail of directives showing a siphonoglyph F Cross section through proximal column G Longitudinal section through margin showing the marginal sphincter muscle H Longitudinal section through base showing basilar muscles I Cross section through tentacle J–Q Cnidae.– acontio: J basitrich; actinopharynx: K basitrich L microbasic p-mastigophore; column: M small basitrich; filament: N basitrich O microbasic p-mastigophore; tentacle: P basitrich Q spirocysts. Abbreviations.– ac: acontia, bm: basilar muscle, c: column, ca: capitulum, ci: cinclides, e: epidermis, g: gastrodermis, lm: longitudinal muscle, m: mesoglea, od: oral disc, pd: pedal disc, rm: retractor muscle, sc: scapus, sp: sphincter, t: tentacle. Scale bars: A–D: 10 mm; E–I: 200 μm; J–Q: 25 μm.

Anthopleura species, perhaps

Anthopleura species, perhaps

Anthopleura species, perhaps

Armed Anemone, Dofleinia armata

Armed Anemone, Dofleinia armata

Club Anemone, Telmatactis clavigera

Club Anemone, Telmatactis clavigera

Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis

Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis

Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis

Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis

Glass Tentacle Anemone, Dofleinia species

Glass Tentacle Anemone, Dofleinia species

Glass tentacle Anemone, Dofleinia species close

Heteractis Anemone, unknown species

Heterodactyla hemprichi

Leather Anemone, Heteractis crispa

Leather Anemone, Heteractis crispa

Miniature Carpet Anemone, S. tapetum close

Miniature Carpet Anemone, Stichodactyla tapetum

Miniature Carpet Anemone, Stichodactyla tapetum

Miniature Carpet Anemone, Stichodactyla tapetum

Nemanthus spp.