Actinostephanus haeckeli, also known as the snake sea anemone or Haeckles sea anemone,[1] is a species of sea anemone in the family Actinodendridae.[2]
A. haeckeli mainly inhabits sandy bottoms, lagoons and bays.[3] A. haeckeli can completely retreat into the sandy low-tide areas it mainly also inhabits.[4]
A. haeckeli is 10 to 12 cm in diameter and has 12 long, fat and cylindrical tentacles that are a uniform dark brown. Its body column is short, smooth and has regular stripes covering it, and is quite pale when approaching the base.[5]
The tentacles of A. haeckeli also taper at the tips.[6]
Actinostephanus haeckeli, also known as the snake sea anemone or Haeckles sea anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actinodendridae.
