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Calliactis polypus

Hermit Crab Anemone

Tara Gatehouse (2014)

 


 

 

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Summary


Physical Description


Ecology


Life History & Behaviour


Reproduction


Feeding


Gas Exchange & Excretion


Locomotion


Anatomy & Physiology


External Morphology


Internal Anatomy & Physiology


Acontia


Retraction-Deflation Sequence


Autofluorescence


Evolution & Systematics


Evolution with Hermit Crabs


Phylogenetics


Biogeographic Distribution


Global Distribution


Local Distribution


Conservation & Threats


References & Links

Locomotion

Anemones are usually sedentary animals, however due to the symbiotic relationship shared between C. polypus and Dardanus sp., the anemone can move over a much greater distance, allowing it to have a greater chance of encountering food. 


Anemone hermit crab in Red Sea. (Popov, 2012)


Classification

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