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The '''brooding anemone''', ''Halianthella annularis'', is a [[species]] of [[sea anemone]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Halcampidae]],.<ref>http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290069 accessed 8 March 2011</ref><ref name="Branch">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</ref> |
The '''brooding anemone''', ''Halianthella annularis'', is a [[species]] of [[sea anemone]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Halcampidae]],.<ref>http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290069 accessed 8 March 2011</ref><ref name="Branch">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</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent [[tentacle]]s. |
The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent [[tentacle]]s.<ref name="Jones 2008">Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
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It is found only around the [[South African]] coast, from Lamberts Bay to Cape Agulhas.<ref name="Branch" /> |
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==Ecology== |
==Ecology== |
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The brooding anemone, Halianthella annularis, is a species of sea anemone in the family Halcampidae,.[1][2]
Description
The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent tentacles.[3]
Distribution
It is found only around the South African coast, from Lamberts Bay to Cape Agulhas.[2]
Ecology
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
- ^ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290069 accessed 8 March 2011
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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