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Epiactis thompsoni
Small (40mm) anemone in sand in a coastal intertidal rock pool.
On a rocky and sandy beach in a small nature reserve.
A larger one nearby was about 60mm (pic 2).
phylum: CNIDARIA
subphylum: Anthozoa
class: ANTHOZOA
subclass: HEXACORALLIA
order: ACTINIARIA
suborder: NYNANTHEAE
infraorder: THENARIA
superfamily: ENDOMYARIA
family: ACTINIIDAE
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Oct 4, 2014
Submitted on Oct 4, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks Maria, Ava and clamary. I remember these being everywhere when I was a kid but they're getting harder to find now.
Wow! Nice! I also love looking at the tide pools :-)
Beautiful!
Awesome!