Aiptasia sp.

Rock Anemone, Glass Anemone

Range: All Tropical Seas

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Lives singly attached to stones in rubble areas where it tends to be a zooplankton feeder.

Aquarium Suitability: Has a temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C), however, seems to endure a much wider range.

Eradication of these stinging pest anemones is mentioned in the introduction to this grouping.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Order: Actiniaria

Family: Aiptasiidae

Genus: Aiptasia