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Aiptasia is a widely distributed genus of temperate and tropical sea anemones of benthic lifestyle typically found living on mangrove roots and hard substrates. These anemones, as well as many other cnidarian species, often contain symbiotic dinoflagellate unicellular algae of the genus Symbiodinium living inside nutritive
Found burrowing in mud or sand flats in the wild, they need a deep sand bed in their aquarium. 60 cm (23.6 in) Sea spider [3] Pycnogonids: No: Not collected for the aquarium trade, but occasionally seen on live rock and corals as a hitchhiker. They can be pests in a reef tank, preying on soft coral, sponges and anemones. 0.2–50 cm (0.1–19.7 in)
Sea anemones exhibit great powers of regeneration; lost parts swiftly regrow and E. diaphana can be vivisected in the laboratory and then returned to the aquarium where it will heal. [5] These very characteristics of hardiness and regeneration from parts render E. diaphana a pest in the marine reef aquarium.
Aiptasia mutabilis, also known as the Trumpet anemone, Rock anemone, and Glass anemone, [1] is a species of sea anemone typically found attached to substrates in cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean. [2] Its unique trumpet shape gives it its common name and it can grow to be 12 cm, having a column between 3 and 6 cm in size. [2]
Sea anemones in general can be found anywhere from the intertidal zone all the way to a depth of 30,000 feet. Condylactis gigantea plays an important role in their subtidal communities by providing shelter to a variety of commensals (several fish and cleaner shrimp species), and they serve as "base stations" for fish cleaning activity.
The anemones maintain the balance of the deep ocean by preying on small marine animals. Without the anemone, these smaller creatures could become abundant and overwhelm the resources of the ecosystem.
The anemone can also reproduce by liberating gametes into the water column. After fertilisation, the eggs hatch into larvae which are planktonic and drift with the current. After further development they settle on the seabed and undergo metamorphosis into juvenile anemones.
Sea anemones on a clump of tires are seen on the screen as Serco program manager Dustin Teuton pilots a SeaLion-2 remote operated vehicle off of the Port of Illahee Pier on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.