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Anemone, Red Striped

Epiactis thompsoni

Anemone, Striped

Invertebrate

Cnidaria

Anthozoa

Actiniidae

Rocky Reef Subtidal
Rocky Reef Subtidal
Rocky Shore Intertidal
Rocky Shore Intertidal

Feeding:
Predator
Predator
Distribution:
New Zealand
New Zealand
Edibility:
Inedible
Inedible
Size:
Hand Sized
Hand Sized



The body is red with white stripes. The tentacles are pale in colour and may have pink tips.


Found from low tide to 130 m and more common in the south.


Predator.


The babies are kept in the body cavity until they are old enough to be released and settle themselves. This species keeps well in an aquarium environment.




NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1