Halcampa arctica 12 tentacle anemone

Halcampa arctica is commonly referred to as 12 tentacle anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Piotr Kuklinski & Dr. Piotr Balazy, Polen

Courtesy of the author Prof. Piotr Kuklinski & Dr. Piotr Balazy, Polen Prof. Piotr Kuklinski & Prof. Dr. Piotr Balazy

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Scientific:: Halcampa arctica
German:: 12-Tentakel Grabende Anemone, Arctische Anemone
English:: 12 Tentacle Anemone

Category:: Ukwiały

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Halcampidae (Family) > Halcampa (Genus) > arctica (Species)
Initial determination:: Carlgren, 1893

Occurrence:: Canada Eastern Pacific, Scandinavia, Spitsbergen /Svalbard
Sea depth:: 3 - 1050 Meter
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: 30.2 °F - 5,5 °F (-1°C - 5,5°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Halcampa abtaoensis
Halcampa anomala
Halcampa arctica
12-Tentakel Grabende Anemone, Arctische Anemone
Halcampa capensis
Halcampa chrysanthellum
Halcampa crypta
Kryptische Grabende Anemone, 12-Tentakel Anemone
Halcampa decemtentaculata
12-Tentakel Grabende Anemone
Halcampa duodecimcirrata
Zwölf-Tentakel Grabende Anemone
Halcampa elizabethae
Halcampa kefersteini
Halcampa octocirrata
Halcampa vegae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-01-08 20:51:25
Last edit:: 2017-01-10 15:22:52

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Carlgren, 1893

Very special thanks for the first two photos of Halcampa arctica to Prof.Dr. Piotr Kuklinski and Prof. Dr. Piotr Bałazy from Poland.
This anemone possess exactly 12 tantakles, which should catch zooplancton.
Halcampa arctica is a cold-water anemone.

Synonym:
Halianthus arctica (Carlgren, 1893)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Halcampidae (Family) > Halcampa (Genus) > Halcampa arctica (Species)

External links

Actniaria by Karen & Nadya Sanamyan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Arctic Actiniaria (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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