Boloceroides mcmurrichi McMurrich's Anemone, Swimming Anemone, Swimming Sea Anemone, Muddy Shore Anemone

Boloceroides mcmurrichi is commonly referred to as McMurrich's Anemone, Swimming Anemone, Swimming Sea Anemone, Muddy Shore Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5627 

AphiaID:

288925 

Scientific:

Boloceroides mcmurrichi 

German:

McMurrichs Seeanemone, Schwimmende Anemone 

English:

McMurrich's Anemone, Swimming Anemone, Swimming Sea Anemone, Muddy Shore Anemone 

Category:

See Anemones 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Boloceroididae (Family) > Boloceroides (Genus) > mcmurrichi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Kwietniewski, ), 1898 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Argentina, Australia, Central Pazific, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, South Atlantic, Tansania, the Seychelles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

1.18" - 3.94" (3cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

64.76 °F - 82.94 °F (18.2°C - 28.3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Boloceroides mcmurrichi
  McMurrichs Seeanemone, Schwimmende Anemone

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-06-13 17:36:00 

Last edit:

2025-03-07 18:26:09 

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