Stichodactyla gigantea
| Giant carpet anemone | |
|---|---|
| File:A ocellaris 2 Sesoko Point 140904 LOWRES.jpg | |
| Stichodactlya gigantea with false percula clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: |
S. gigantea
|
| Binomial name | |
| Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)[1]
|
|
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Stichodactyla gigantea, commonly known as the giant carpet anemone[2] is a species of sea anemone that lives in the Indo-Pacific area, with a diameter usually no larger than 50 centimetres (1.6 ft) and a maximum of 80 centimetres (2.6 ft).[3] It can be kept in an aquarium but is a very challenging species to keep alive and healthy for more than 3–5 years.
Ecology
S. gigantea resides on shallow seagrass beds or sand flats around 8 centimetres (3.1 in) deep (at low tide).[4] Most anemones are treated as sessile, but the ones inhabited by anemonefish are in fact motile.[5] Zooxanthellae are obligate symbionts within the anemone.
S. gigantea hosts 7 different species of anemonefish
- Amphiprion akindynos (Barrier reef anemonefish)
- A. bicinctus (Two-band anemonefish)
- A. clarkii (Clark's anemonefish)
- A. ocellaris (False clownfish)
- A. percula (Clownfish)
- A. perideraion (Pink skunk anemonefish)
- A. rubrocinctus (Australian anemonefish)
Juvenile Dascyllus trimaculatus also associate with S. gigantea.[5]:{{{3}}}
Aquarium trade
S. gigantea is uncommon in the aquarium trade, because it is very hard to keep alive, and is simply not available in the majority of locations.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stichodactyla gigantea. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Stichodactyla gigantea |
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Stichodactyla gigantea. Klunzinger, 1877. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hexacorallians of the World
