Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Western Pacific Ocean
Size: 8 inches (20 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy bottoms in lagoons and bays and has 12 or more, bumpy tentacles showing that resemble a sea star or brittle star with its small body hidden in the sand. Buried during day and active at night.
Aquarium Suitability: Has about 12 long fat cylindrical tentacles that taper at the tips. Below these, are another ring of much shorter, slimmer tentacles. Its tentacles are studded with bumps. Most of these odd looking anemones are a uniform dark brown to black, while some may be paler with greenish tints, and have fine radiating lines on the oral disk. Body column is short, smooth, with regular stripes, and quite pale at the base. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actinodendridae
Genus: Actinostephanus
FYI: Shown here only for identification.
Only species in this family.
Temperature range of 72 to 82°F (22 - 27°C).
