Hawaiian anemone
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Hawaiian anemone ( Heteractis malu ) |
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| Haddon & Shackelton, 1893 |
The Hawaiian anemone ( Heteractis malu , Syn .: Discosoma malu ) is a sea anemone from the tropical coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific . Their disjoint distribution area extends from the coasts of Thailand , Malaysia , Indonesia and northern Australia to southern Japan and Hawaii . They are missing in the Gulf of Carpentaria .
Hawaiian anemones have a narrow whitish, cream-colored or yellowish body on top, also purple-brown. The mouth disc and the short tentacles are usually light, brownish, purple or bright green. The tentacle tips are blue or magenta. They can reach a diameter of 20 centimeters. Hawaiian anemones live in symbiosis with zooxanthellae , from which they get some of the nutrients they need.
Hawaiian anemones live on sandy areas and burrow their bodies into the sediment. They are symbiotic anemones , but in nature they are only accepted as partners by Clark's anemonefish ( Amphiprion clarkii ) and the juvenile triangle Prussian fish ( Dascyllus trimaculatus ). For the juvenile Hawaiian Prussian fish ( Dascyllus albisella ) they are the only symbiotic partner.
literature
- Daphne G. Fautin, Gerald R. Allen : Anemonefish and their hosts . Melle: Tetra-Verlag 1994, ISBN 3-89356-171-4