Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean 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)
   └Hormathiidae (Family)
    └Calliactis (Genus)

Cnidarians
Sea Anemones

Hitchhiking Anemone

Beaded Anemone

Sun Anemone

Sponge Anemone

Warty Sea Anemone

Red Warty Sea Anemone

Giant Anemone

Corkscrew Anemone

Knobby Anemone

Hidden Anemone

Branching Anemone

Club-Tipped Anemone

Tutle Grass Anemone

Elegant Anemone



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