Location: Maui, Hawaii
Hermit Crab Anemone
Calliactis polypus
Hermit Crab Anemone
Category: Sea Anemones
Scientific Name: Calliactis polypus
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea
Note: Attached to shells carried by Jeweled Anemone Crabs (Dardanus pedunculatus).Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
└Hexacorallia (Class)
└Actiniaria (Order)
└Hormathiidae (Family)
└Calliactis (Genus)
└C. polypus (Species)
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