Berried Anemone

Alicia mirabilis

• Group: Anemone

By day the berried anemone hides its stinging crown and looks like a beaded brown ball, then opens long tentacles after dark to feed. It lives on rocky bottoms and coral reefs in shallow water, and its sting is strong enough to raise a welt on a careless diver.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Actiniaria › Aliciidae › Alicia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 100862.