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Hitchhiker Anemone
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Corals, anemones & jellyfish

Hitchhiker Anemone

Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817)

Names

EnglishHitchhiker Anemone
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese三色美丽海葵
Scientific nameCalliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817)

About this species

Calliactis tricolor, the tricolor anemone or hitchhiking anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Hormathiidae. It occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It can be found attached to rocks but is often attached to a living crab or mollusc or an empty shell occupied by a hermit crab.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCnidaria
ClassAnthozoa
OrderActiniaria
FamilyHormathiidae
GenusCalliactis