Stichodactyla helianthus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Stichodactylidae
- Genus
- Stichodactyla
- Species
- Stichodactyla helianthus
- Scientific Name
- Stichodactyla helianthus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Stichodactyla helianthus
Stichodactyla helianthus, commonly known as sun anemone, is a sea anemone of the family Stichodactylidae. Helianthus stems from the Greek words ἡλιος (meaning sun), and ἀνθος, meaning flower. S. helianthus is a large, green, sessile, carpet-like sea anemone, from the Caribbean. It lives in shallow areas with mild to strong currents.
...Stichodactyla helianthus in languages:
- Czech
- sasanka sluneční
- English
- sun anemone
- French
- Anémone solaire
- Portuguese
- Anêmona-sol
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