Warty Corallimorpharian
Rhodactis osculifera
- Group: Coral
- For divers: safe
A mushroom anemone relative, this corallimorpharian carpets rocky bottoms and coral reefs in shallow subtidal water. Like its kin it has no skeleton and spreads as a soft, warty disc fringed with short tentacles.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Corallimorpharia › Discosomidae › Rhodactis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 456765.
FAQ
- Is the Warty Corallimorpharian dangerous to divers?
- The Warty Corallimorpharian is harmless to divers.