| Family: |
Actiniidae () |
| Max. size: |
12 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 1 - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Endemic to the Mediterranean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Diameter of the pedal disc: 7 cm; diameter of the oral disc, without the tentacles: 12 cm maximum; 30 cm with its tentacles 96; laid out in 5 crowns around the oral siphon; and measuring approximately 8 cm; thick, they are completed in a round point. Oral disc comprising of the reasons for varied color: gray with nuances white; yellow; green or brown; also gray tentacles with nuances of white; yellow or brown; and with point violet; one the lower third of the foot; as for him, is red orange and counts 12 longitudinal bands of a tinted dirty white of yellow; partially discontinuous (Ref. 358). |
| Biology: |
Always inserted in the sandy or gravelly funds; the free foot in its substrate and the oral disc as well as the tentacles flat on the surface. Common of the small funds (Ref. 358). Sandy Funds from 1 to 10 m (Ref. 363). Known from infralittoral zones (Ref. 85338). Solitary (Ref. 2377). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 30 September 2014 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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