Aiptasia mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1831)

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trumpet anemone

Biota (Superdominio) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Aiptasiidae (Family) > Aiptasia (Genero)

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Identifying features

  • Lightly adherent base, usually small and rarely much wider than column.
  • The junction between basal disc and column (the limbus) is not sharply defined.
  • Numerous minute, adhesive spots (or rugae) present on lower half of column by which anemone may attach in preference to base.
  • Tiny perforations (cinclides) fairly prominent when column well extended.
  • Thread-like acontia emitted reluctantly but often visible through translucent column wall.

Conservation Status

Synonyms

Actinea biserialis
Actinia biserialis Forbes, 1840
Actinia mutabilis Gravenhorst, 1831
Aiptasia amacha Gosse, 1858
Aiptasia carnea Andrès, 1881
Aiptasia mutabilis var. bicolor Andr.
Aiptasia mutabilis var. maculata Andr.
Aiptasia turgida Andres, 1881
Aiptasiomorpha mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1931)
Anthea couchii Cocks
Cribrina punctata Schmarda, 1852
Dysactis biserialis
Sagartia penoti Jourdan, 1880

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