Haeckel’s Anemone (species: Actinostephanus haeckeli) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Actinostephanus haeckeli
Haeckel’s Anemone


©Gemaras: Actinostephanus haeckeli at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Actiniaria
Family Actinodendridae
Genus Actinostephanus
Species Actinostephanus haeckeli

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

Twelve long tentacles alternating with 12 shorter ones, with short vesicles that protrude from the tentacles. A large oral disc with radiating lines. Can withdraw quickly and completely into the soft substrate in which it lives, and can deliver a painful sting.

The record by @gemaras (sourced from iNaturalist) in Sep 2023 appears to be the first from Australia.

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