Carpet Sea Anemone

Most anemones are sessile with a specialized foot used to anchor them in soft substrates or attach themselves to rocks and corals.

Carpet sea anemone.

This colorful anemone is also referred to as haddon s anemone saddle anemone saddle carpet anemone or saddleback anemone. Meet the carpet anemone. Some other names they are known for are gigantic sea anemone carpet anemone and giant anemone. The giant carpet anemone stichodactyla gigantea was described by forsskål in 1775.

Use your vote to protect the ocean and the people that depend on it. Most of the many kinds of anemones living on coral reefs stay hidden in crevices or under rocks. Magnificent anemone is the most difficult to keep as it grows up to 36 inches and requires about 90 gallons. Stichodactyla mertensii commonly known as mertens carpet sea anemone is a species of sea anemones in the family stichodactylidae it is regarded as the largest sea anemone with a diameter of over 1 m 3 3 ft the next largest being heteractis magnifica which has longer tentacles.

Healthy specimens will vary in color from tan green and blue to pink and red coloration. Use caution when introducing anemones into a reef aquarium however as some species are quite mobile and may sting and damage live corals. Some anemones establish symbiotic relationships the most popular being with clownfish which are protected by a mucus layer that makes them immune to the anemone s sting. Found outside of the reef it resides in soft muddy or sandy substrate and can attain a size of up to 3 feet in diameter.

Healthy specimens will readily accept chopped marine based meaty foods will have mouths that are closed. Gigantea and can be identified by it s flattened rock hugging appearance. Sea otters whales and pelicans don t get to vote but their future and ours depends on the decisions you make on your ballot. Pete s aquariums fish is your 1 source for online and in store sales of anemones including giant red carpet anemone the magnificent sea anemone corn anemones and more.

This species has an oral disc that can be described as more ovoid than circular that contours to the. The ornately colored sea anemone uh nem uh nee is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. Merten s carpet anemone is the only species of the large carpet anemones that is naturally found attached to rocky substrates usually in deeper water than s. The haddon s carpet anemone lives singly in the shallow waters of the indo pacific and red sea.

A close relative of coral and jellyfish anemones are stinging polyps that spend most. The stichodactyla genus is a member of the stichodactylidae family and this genus contains 6 species.