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violet-spotted anemone
Anthostella stephensoni
Anthostella stephensoni, the violet-spotted anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae.
From the article Anthostella stephensoni on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The violet-spotted anemone is a medium-sized anemone of up to 12 cm in diameter. It has a smooth yellow column with randomly placed bright violet spots. Scarlet lines radiate from the mouth to 48 short blunt tentacles. Two violet spots are normally found on either side of the mouth.
Range & habitat
The violet-spotted anemone is only found around the southern African coast from Luderitz to Richards Bay. It inhabits waters from low tide to at least 18m in depth.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 650326.