Caribbean Sun Anemone

Stichodactyla helianthus

• Group: Anemone

A broad disc of stubby tentacles packed shoulder to shoulder, the Caribbean sun anemone sits alone on rocky bottoms and coral reefs in shallow subtidal water. Each tentacle carries stinging cells, so divers leave it well alone.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 291135.