Leathery Sea Anemone

Radianthus crispa

• Group: Anemone

A large leathery sea anemone that tucks into dead coral and rock rubble just below the tide line. Its broad disc of tentacles catches passing invertebrates, and like many of its kind it can host clownfish and other symbionts among the stinging crown.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Actiniaria › Stichodactylidae › Radianthus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 290089.