Alicia sansibarensis
Appearance
Alicia sansibarensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Family: | Aliciidae |
Genus: | Alicia |
Species: | A. sansibarensis
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Binomial name | |
Alicia sansibarensis Carlgren, 1900
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Alicia sansibarensis, commonly known as tuberculate night anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Aliciidae. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1] Alicia sansibarensis have tentacles that are very long and snake, which are used for the protection of clownfish from predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Daphne G. Fautin (2013). "Alicia sansibarensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ Laird, Megan C.; Griffiths, Charles L. (2016-01-04). "Additions to the South African sea anemone (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) fauna, with expanded distributional ranges for known species". African Invertebrates. 57 (1): 15–37. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.57.8459. ISSN 2305-2562.