Monday, November 5, 2012

Cnidarian

Common name: Super Colored Long Tentacle Anemone

Scientific name: Macrodactyla doreensis
  Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Cnidaria
  Class: Anthrozoa
  Order: Actinearia
  Family: Actiniidae
  Genus: Macrodactyla
  species: doreensis  

The super colored long tentacle anemone is known by many different names, such as the sand anemone and the corkscrew anemone.  This anemone can appear in colors such as purple, red, orange, grey, and brown.  They are aggressive towards other aquarium animals, and have stinging cells to protect themselves. 

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