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| Heteractis malu (Haddon & Shackleton
1893), the Delicate Sea Anemone. Narrow, buried column of pale
cream, yellow, orange to red color, sometimes with some yellow or
orange splotching. Upper part with adhesive verrucae in rows.
Sparse tentacles of stubby appearance, variable length, usually
magenta tipped, with radial markings. Found in sediment in shallow,
still water. Here in Australia with a Clarkii Clownfish and at a
wholesalers. |
 
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| Be aware and beware of the too-frequently
badly damaged offering of poor anemone specimens. Shown here is a Heteractis
malu w/ a torn foot/pedicle... Such specimens rarely recover. |
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Heteractis malu (Haddon & Shackleton 1893), the Delicate Sea Anemone.
Narrow, buried column of pale cream, yellow, orange to red color, sometimes
with some yellow or orange splotching. Upper part with adhesive verrucae in
rows. Sparse tentacles of stubby appearance, variable length, usually
magenta tipped, with radial markings. Found in sediment in shallow, still
water. Here off of KBR (Kungangan Bay Resort), Lembeh, N.E. Sulawesi, Indo.
2008.
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