Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Florent's Guide To The
Tropical Reefs
Hitchhiking Anemone
Calliactis tricolor
Hitchhiking Anemone
Also known as: Tricolor Anemone
Category: Sea Anemones
Scientific Name: Calliactis tricolor
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
└Hexacorallia (Class)
└Actiniaria (Order)
└Enthemonae (Suborder)
└Metridioidea (Superfamily)
└Hormathiidae (Family)
└Calliactis (Genus)
└C. tricolor (Species)
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