Bulb-tentacle sea anemone
©Anne: Entacmaea quadricolor with anemone fish Amphiprion melanopus
©Anne: Entacmaea quadricolor with fish, probably Amphiprion clarkii, at Yonge Reef
Distinguishing features
This is the only anemone in which the tentacles have a bulb at or below the tip. Tentacles are long (to 100 mm) and bulbs may be absent. Equator of the bulb is usually white but colour of the rest of the tentacle varies. When bulbs are absent, the tentacle is usually white where the bulb would be. Clones can cluster together, forming large fields in crevices and at the bases of corals.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia: Abundant in the Lizard Island area
Web resources
References
- Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen (1992). Field guide to anemonefishes and their host sea anemones Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA.