Deeplet sea anemone (Bolocera tuediae)
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Researched by | Paolo Pizzolla | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Johnston, 1832) | ||
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Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
On all British and Irish coasts, but rare on southern coasts.Global distribution
-Habitat
This anemone is found sublittorally at depths from 20 m to at least 2000 m.Depth range
-Identifying features
- A large anemone, up to 30 cm across the tentacles.
- Up to 200 tentacles.
- Column smooth and featureless.
- Dull pink to brown colouration.
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Bibliography
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee), 1999. Marine Environment Resource Mapping And Information Database (MERMAID): Marine Nature Conservation Review Survey Database. [on-line] http://www.jncc.gov.uk/mermaid
Manuel, R.L., 1988. British Anthozoa. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) (ed. D.M. Kermack & R.S.K. Barnes). The Linnean Society of London [Synopses of the British Fauna No. 18.]. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19810660505
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-09
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Last Updated: 11/10/2002