- Corynactis annulata
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Corynactis annulata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Hexacorallia Order: Corallimorpharia Family: Corallimorphidae Genus: Corynactis Species: C. annulata Binomial name Corynactis annulata
(Verrill, 1867)[1]Corynactis annulata, the strawberry anemone, is a bright pink colonial anthozoan similar in body form to sea anemones and scleractinian stony corals. Unlike the true sea anemones, this species is a colonial animal of the order Corallimorpharia.[2]
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Distribution
This species is found around the southern African coast from Port Nolloth to Mossel Bay, intertidally to 35m. It is also known from the Inaccessible Archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Description
Corynactis annulata may also be reddish in colour
The strawberry anemone is a very distinctive small bright pink anemone having white knobs on the ends of its tentacle tips. It grows to a diameter of 1 cm. Green and reddish colour morphs are also known.
Ecology
It occurs in clusters and sheets on rocky reefs and wrecks. It feeds on small planktonic organisms.
References
- ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283833 accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
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