Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant, 1777)

AphiaID: 100987

daisy anemone

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

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Identifying features

  • Tentacles short, numbering between 500 – 1000.
  • Column trumpet-shaped, up to 12 cm tall.
  • Large, prominent ‘suckers’ at top of column.
  • Oral disc usually 3-7 cm in diameter.

Conservation Status

Synonyms

Sagartia bellis (Ellis & Solander)
Sagartia troglodytes Gosse
Scyphia bellis (Ellis.)

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