Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Knobby Anemone
Laviactis lucida
Knobby Anemone
Category: Sea Anemones
Scientific Name: Laviactis lucida
Synonyms: Heteractis lucida, Ragactis lucida
Size: Tentacles 3 to 4 in. (7 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Actiniaria (Order)
   └Enthemonae (Suborder)
    └Metridioidea (Superfamily)
     └Aiptasiidae (Family)
      └Laviactis (Genus)
       └L. lucida (Species)

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