Stats

Lifespan

5-10 years

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Colony

Biome

Coral reef

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Venom

Status

Uncommon

About

Trumpet anemones are small, anemone-like organisms that live on the roots of mangrove trees. They have a symbiotic relationship with algae, which live inside the anemone and provide food to the anemone.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   planula larva

   A free-swimming planula larva drifts with the current, coated in fine cilia, before settling onto a hard surface.
2. 2.
   juvenile polyp

   A settled juvenile polyp anchors to rock and grows its first ring of short tentacles.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown, anchored in place with a full crown of stinging tentacles.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Actiniaria

Family

Aiptasiidae

Genus

Aiptasia