Preactis millardae Walking Anemone, Hedgehog Anemon, Sock Anemone

Preactis millardae is commonly referred to as Walking Anemone, Hedgehog Anemon, Sock Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17311 

AphiaID:

290850 

Scientific:

Preactis millardae 

German:

Wandernde Anemone, Igel-Anemone, Sockenanemone 

English:

Walking Anemone, Hedgehog Anemon, Sock Anemone 

Category:

See Anemones 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Preactiniidae (Family) > Preactis (Genus) > millardae (Species) 

Initial determination:

England in England & Robson, 1984 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Preactis millardae
  Wandernde Anemone, Igel-Anemone, Sockenanemone

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-16 16:50:30 

Last edit:

2025-03-16 16:50:30 

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