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Nemanthus californicus Carlgren, 1940
The genus currently contains only three valid species. Due to the distinctive colouring of their columns, they are commonly referred to as “tiger anemones”:
Nemanthus annamensis Carlgren, 1943
Nemanthus californicus Carlgren, 1940
Nemanthus nitidus (Wassilieff, 1908)
The type locality for the description of the shame-biter anemone Nemanthus californicus is Baja California. Nemanthus californicus settles on the black coral Myriopathes panamensis, with the pedal disc partially or completely surrounding the branch, and showed traces of asexual reproduction, an expected adaptation for colonizing black coral.
This species is capable of colonizing the branches of black coral through asexual reproduction. The tiger anemones are often so densely packed that the edges of the foot discs touch each other closely. Small buds and tiny sea anemones can sometimes be seen on the foot disc.
This sea anemone completely covered the black coral due to active asexual reproduction. The damage to the colonies is considerable and has been shown to lead to the death of the black coral. This type of relationship is parasitism.
The genus currently contains only three valid species. Due to the distinctive colouring of their columns, they are commonly referred to as “tiger anemones”:
Nemanthus annamensis Carlgren, 1943
Nemanthus californicus Carlgren, 1940
Nemanthus nitidus (Wassilieff, 1908)
The type locality for the description of the shame-biter anemone Nemanthus californicus is Baja California. Nemanthus californicus settles on the black coral Myriopathes panamensis, with the pedal disc partially or completely surrounding the branch, and showed traces of asexual reproduction, an expected adaptation for colonizing black coral.
This species is capable of colonizing the branches of black coral through asexual reproduction. The tiger anemones are often so densely packed that the edges of the foot discs touch each other closely. Small buds and tiny sea anemones can sometimes be seen on the foot disc.
This sea anemone completely covered the black coral due to active asexual reproduction. The damage to the colonies is considerable and has been shown to lead to the death of the black coral. This type of relationship is parasitism.
