Invertebrates
Cerianthus filiformis
Purple tube anemone
Family Cerianthidae. It is the large tube anemone that the diameter of
the spread tentacles exceeds 50cm. The color of tentacles vary, such as
purple-tipped, dark purple and yellow. It is seen on soft sediment from
the Chubu region to Kyushu. It makes sand-encrusted mucous tube and live
in. Species indigeneous to Japan. Our aquarium succeeded in the first propagation
of this species in the world in 1984. |
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