Megalactis sp

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©Anne: Megalactis sp at the lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Megalactis sp at the lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Megalactis sp at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Anthozoa

Order Actiniaria

Family Actinodendridae

Genus Megalactis

Species Megalactis sp

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A moderately-sized sand-dwelling anemone with thick tentacles that are generally smooth on upper and lower surfaces and have side branches.

Megalactis griffithsi is known from tbe Great Barrier Reef. The Lizard Island specimens look similar to those identified as Megalactis hemprichi from the Philippines and Indonesia. It is not clear which name should apply to the Lizard Island specimens yet.

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