Actinia equina ACTEQU-030493-SHVSTE-001

Breeder ID: ACTEQU-030493-SHVSTE-001 Date received: 3/4/93 Identification: Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758) Geographic origin: South Atlantic Taxonomy:  (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Subclass Zoantharia Order Actiniaria Suborder Thenaria Family Actiniidae Genus Actinia Species equina var. mesembryanthemum (Ellis & Solander) var. fragacea (Tugwell) Description: True anemone. Typically solitary (do not form colonies). Some burrow beneath substratum, but most are sessile. Often large and brightly colored (Kaplan, 1982) Duration(yr): 0.3 Size…

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