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Moonglow Anemone

anthopleura artemisia

The Moonglow Anemone is a beautiful sea creature that glows softly in the dark! It has colorful tentacles that sway gently in the water, making it look like a magical underwater plant.

Lebensraum: Moonglow Anemones live in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean, often found on rocky shores and coral reefs.

Aussehen

The Moonglow Anemone has a smooth, pale to whitish column often buried, with a ring of delicate, translucent tentacles surrounding a central oral disc. Its disc and tentacles can range from iridescent white to cream, sometimes with hints of green or pink, making it appear to glow softly.

ReichAnimaliaStammCnidariaKlasseAnthozoaOrdnungActiniariaFamilieActiniidaeGattungAnthopleura
Moonglow Anemone
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Moonglow Anemone

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

It often lives attached to a buried shell or rock, hiding its base!

Its 'moonglow' name comes from its soft, pearly, iridescent appearance!

Some tiny crabs cleverly use its stinging tentacles as a defense shield!

The anemone's 'mouth' also serves as its 'anus' for waste removal!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stinging Snare

Moonglow Anemone has specialized stinging cells called nematocysts on its tentacles that paralyze small prey.

Fähigkeit

Sun-Powered Helper

Moonglow Anemone hosts tiny algae in its tissues that create extra food using sunlight, helping it survive.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Retreat

Moonglow Anemone can quickly retract its entire body and tentacles into the sand or gravel for protection.

Maße und Details

Avg Lifespan
15 Jahre
Num Tentacles
150
Avg Size
5 cm

Ernährung und Fütterung

This anemone is a carnivore, using its tentacles to catch tiny creatures in the ocean.

Hauptnahrung

  • small fish
  • shrimp
  • crabs
  • zooplankton
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Zooxanthellae

Symbiodinium microadriaticum

Provides energy through photosynthesis.

eats

Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

Flabellina iodinea

Feeds on anemone tissues.

eaten by

Ochre Sea Star

Pisaster ochraceus

Preys on anemones in tide pools.

shelters

Blue-banded Hermit Crab

Pagurus samuelis

Finds protection among its tentacles.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Glow AnemoneMoonlit Anemone

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful not to touch their tentacles, as they can sting!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das avg Lifespan von Moonglow Anemone?

15 Jahre

Was frisst Moonglow Anemone?

This anemone is a carnivore, using its tentacles to catch tiny creatures in the ocean.

Wo findet man Moonglow Anemone normalerweise?

Moonglow Anemones live in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean, often found on rocky shores and coral reefs.

Wie jagt Moonglow Anemone?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das num Tentacles von Moonglow Anemone?

150

Was ist der/die/das avg Size von Moonglow Anemone?

5 cm

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