How deep does the Maned Sea Anemone live?

The Maned Sea Anemone (Hormathia digitata) is typically found at 10–1000 m.

Maned Sea Anemone

Hormathia digitata

Group: Anemone
Typical depth: 10–1000 m

This anemone settles on the shells of large sea snails, riding around as the gastropod crawls the seabed. It favours silty to very fine sand and turns up on sublittoral banks, living alone at depths between 10 and 1,000 metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Actiniaria › Hormathiidae › Hormathia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 100951.

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How deep does the Maned Sea Anemone live?: The Maned Sea Anemone (Hormathia digitata) is typically found at 10–1000 m.