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Calliactis polypus Hermit Crab Anemone

Calliactis polypusis commonly referred to as Hermit Crab Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Calliactis polypus


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lexID:
905 
AphiaID:
220515 
Scientific:
Calliactis polypus 
German:
Einsiedler-Symbioseanemone 
English:
Hermit Crab Anemone 
Category:
See Anemones 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Hormathiidae (Family) > Calliactis (Genus) > polypus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forsskål, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Africa, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Mozambique, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
0 - 638 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
39.74 °F - 70.16 °F (4.3°C - 21.2°C) 
Food:
Dustfood , Fish (little fishes), Plankton, Smelts, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-12-26 22:55:56 

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Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775)

This anemone is found on shells occupied by a few hermit crabs in the genus Dandanus.

Synonymised names:
Actinia decorata Couthouy in Dana, 1846
Actinia maculata
Actinia polypus
Adamsia decorata
Adamsia miriam Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Calliactis decorata (Drayton in Dana, 1849)
Calliactis miriam Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Cribrina (Tristemma) polypus Ehrenberg
Priapus polypus Forsskål, 1775

Scientific paper

  1. Effects of Cations on the Volume and Elemental Composition of Nematocysts Isolated from Acontia of the Sea Anemone Calliactis polypus, Michio Hidaka and Kiwamu Afuso, 1993
  2. Toxicological and pharmacological studies on sea anemone, Calliactis polypus (Hormathiidae): Huang, C. L. and Mir, G. N. (Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Miss.). J. Pharm. Sci.61, 66, 1972, P.R.S., 1972
  3. The commensal association of Calliactis polypus and the hermit crab Dardanus gemmatus in Hawaii, Ross, D. M., 1970
  4. The detachment of the commensal sea anemones,Calliactis polypusandC. tricolorby mechanical and electrical stimulation, D. M. Ross; L. Sutton, 1970

External links

  1. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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