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Strawberry Anemone
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Strawberry Anemone
actinia fragacea
The Strawberry Anemone is a colorful sea creature that looks like a flower waving in the ocean. It loves to stick to rocks and can change its color to blend in with its surroundings!
Hábitat: Coastal waters, often found in tide pools and on rocky substrates.
Aspecto
The Strawberry Anemone is a vibrant, disc-shaped anemone, typically deep red or pink, often with white or pale green 'spots' resembling a strawberry. It has numerous short, transparent tentacles arranged in rows around a central mouth, and often appears smooth and plump when closed.
ReinoAnimaliaFiloCnidariaClaseAnthozoaOrdenActiniariaFamiliaActiniidaeGéneroActinia
Categoría
InvertebrateRareza
Common
Peligro
1/5 · Muy bajo
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Datos interesantes
It can clone itself by budding off tiny new anemones from its base!
It can close up like a jelly ball to survive when the tide goes out!
Its super-sticky "foot" glues it firmly to rocks, even in crashing waves!
This anemone can live for over 50 years, making it one of the longest-lived invertebrates!
Habilidades especiales
Habilidad
Sticky Snare
Strawberry Anemone can sting and capture prey with its nematocyst-filled tentacles because of specialized cells that release tiny harpoons.
Habilidad
Self-Sealing Shield
Strawberry Anemone can fully retract its tentacles and seal its body tightly because of strong sphincter muscles that prevent water loss and protect it.
Habilidad
Budding Builder
Strawberry Anemone can create perfect copies of itself through asexual reproduction called budding because of its ability to grow new individuals directly from its base.
Medidas y detalles
- Size Cm
- 3-8 cm diameter
- Lifespan Years
- 50 años
- Tentacle Count
- 192
- Color Variations
- red, pink, purple, orange, green, brown
Dieta y alimentación
This anemone is a carnivore, grabbing small passing animals with its sticky tentacles.
Alimentos principales
- Small crustaceans
- Zooplankton
- Tiny fish larvae
- Detritus
Método de búsqueda
- Ambush
Conexiones ecológicas
eaten by
Shaggy Sea Hare
Aeolidia papillosa
This sea slug preys on anemones including this species.
eaten by
Common Starfish
Asterias rubens
This starfish is a known predator of sessile marine invertebrates.
eats
Calanus Copepod
Calanus finmarchicus
Anemones capture these tiny drifting crustaceans with their stinging tentacles.
Rasgos
Solitario
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Colorido
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Filtrador
Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.
Carnívoro
Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en tejido animal.
Marino
Los hábitats marinos abarcan todos los entornos de agua salada de los océanos de la Tierra, sustentando una inmensa diversidad de vida acuática.
También conocido como
Ocean Anemone
Colecciones
Seguridad
Peligro
1/5 · Muy bajo
Do not touch wild anemones as they can sting.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Qué tamaño tiene Strawberry Anemone?
3-8 cm diameter
¿Cuánto vive Strawberry Anemone?
50 años
¿Qué come Strawberry Anemone?
This anemone is a carnivore, grabbing small passing animals with its sticky tentacles.
¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Strawberry Anemone?
Coastal waters, often found in tide pools and on rocky substrates.
¿Cómo caza Strawberry Anemone?
Ambush
¿Cuál es el tentacle Count de Strawberry Anemone?
192
¿Cuál es el color Variations de Strawberry Anemone?
red, pink, purple, orange, green, brown
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