Telmatactis decora PLeasing anemone

Telmatactis decora is commonly referred to as PLeasing anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 283678

Scientific:: Telmatactis decora
German:: Keulenanemone
English:: PLeasing Anemone

Category:: See Anemones

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Andvakiidae (Family) > Telmatactis (Genus) > decora (Species)
Initial determination:: (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Central Pazific, China, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Egypt, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Marschall Islands, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, Tansania, the Seychelles, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 2.95" (7.5 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Invertebrates, Zooplankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Telmatactis allantoides
Telmatactis ambonensis
Telmatactis australiensis
Telmatactis carlgreni
Telmatactis castanea
Telmatactis collaris
Telmatactis cricoides
Keulenanemone
Telmatactis cylicodes
Telmatactis daevisi
Telmatactis decora
Keulenanemone
Telmatactis forskalii
Forskals Keulenanemone
Telmatactis humilis
Telmatactis inequalis
Telmatactis insignis
Telmatactis limnicola
Telmatactis natalensis
Telmatactis panamensis
Panamaische Keulenanemone
Telmatactis phassonesiotes
Telmatactis rapanuensis
Telmatactis roseni
Telmatactis sipunculoides
Telmatactis solidago
Telmatactis sollasi
Telmatactis stephensoni
Telmatactis ternata
Telmatactis vermiformis
Telmatactis vestita

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-06 14:11:22
Last edit:: 2021-05-18 12:01:32

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(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834)

Uncommon under rock in shallow water.
Holds the anemone Telmatactis decora in its claws for defense.

Synonym:
Actinothoe longa (Verrill, 1928)

Classification: Biota >Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Nynantheae (Suborder) > Thenaria (Infraorder) > Acontiaria (Superfamily) > Isophelliidae (Family) > Telmatactis (Genus)

External links

Homepage Keoki Stender, Marine Life Photographie (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Ocurrence of the sea anemone Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica (en). Abgerufen am 18.05.2021.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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