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Phymanthus loligo Sand flower anemone

Phymanthus loligo is commonly referred to as Sand flower anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Phymanthus loligo, 150mm, Kwajalein

Phymanthus loligo is a relatively small, variably colored anemone that lies flat on the bottom with its stalk and base down in the sand. It is found on a range of lagoon, pinnacle and seaward reefs. Specimens are typically solitary and up to about 15cm in diameter.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
6299 
AphiaID:
220511 
Scientific:
Phymanthus loligo 
German:
Sandanemone 
English:
Sand Flower Anemone 
Category:
Anemoner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Phymanthidae (Family) > Phymanthus (Genus) > loligo (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, ), 1834 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Egypt, India, Indian Ocean, Israel, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Red Sea, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 10 Meter 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Invertebrates, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-06-21 16:53:26 

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Phymanthus loligo (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)

Phymanthus loligo is a relatively small, variably colored anemone lying flat on the ground. Trunk and foot are hidden in the sand. The sand anemone is found in a range of lagoon, pinnacle, and seaward reefs. The specimens are typically found solitary and have a diameter of up to 15 cm.

Synonymised names
Actinodendron loligo Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted (original binomen)
Phymanthus (Ixalactis) loligo (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted
Phymantus loligo · unaccepted

External links

  1. Poppe Images (en). Abgerufen am 20.06.2023.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 20.06.2023.
  3. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 20.06.2023.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Phymanthus loligo ,© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild vom Roten Meer
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Phymanthus loligo, 150mm, Kwajalein
Phymanthus loligo, 150mm, Kwajalein

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