DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15137433
title: TABLE 2 in The clownfish-hosting sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria): updated nomenclature, biogeography, and practical field guide.

description: TABLE 2. Combination of external features for each species of clownfish hosting sea anemones.
SpeciesTypes of tentaclesTentacle length/TentacleOral discColumnVerrucaePedal discGrowthHabitatshapetips(presence/shape)patternCryptodendrum2 types: innerShort (<2 cm) /BranchedFlat andShort, neverVerrucaeAttachedSolitaryWide depthadhaesivumbranched/outerslender and branched(inner) /round orexposed, withconspicuous,to hardrange, inbulbous; row of(inner) bulbousbulbouswavy whenverrucae invariable in color,substratecrevices andnematospheres in(outer), very sticky(outer)wedged intolongitudinalnon-adhesiveandholes of rockymargin; denselycrevicesrows distallycrevicesreefspackedEntacmaea1 type, denselyLong / smooth withBluntCovered bySmooth,No verrucaeBurrowedLarge solitaryHard reefquadricolorpackedbulbous swellingsendedtentacleswithoutdeeply/ smallsubstratenear tip or digitiformverrucaein reefclonal increvicesaggregationsHeteractis aurora1 type, sparseLong / swelledTaperVisibleWith verrucae,Verrucae differentFlat onSolitarySandy or rubbleat intervals (i.e.graduallyred or orangecolor than column,sand orsubstratebeaded)towards tipwith debris adheredrubbleRadianthus crispa1 type, numerous,Long / tapering,TaperUsuallyThick, withVerrucae raised andBurrowedSolitarySand pocketsdensely packedmight curl slightlygraduallyvisibleconspicuousconspicuous, samedeeply innear hard reef/towards tipverrucae incolor as column,sandhard substrate inlongitudinalwith debris adheredfore reefsrowsRadianthus1 type, sparseLong / smooth,TaperUsuallyWith verrucaeVerrucaeFlat onSolitarySand pocketsdoreensisdigitiform, oftengraduallyvisiblein longitudinalconspicuous,sand orin reefs or sandcurling or formingtowards tiprows distallylighter in colorrubbleflats near reefsspiralsthan column, non-adhesiveRadianthus1 type, denselyLong/ digitiform,BluntCovered byExposed withVerrucaeAttachedSolitary /Hard stablemagnificapackedelongate, bluntlyended,tentaclesverrucae ininconspicuous,to hardclonal insubstrate in foreroundedoften smalllongitudinalsame color assubstrate,extensivereefs / calmdot inrows onlycolumn, non-exposedaggregationspatch reefs orcenter ofdistallyadhesiveon extremelytipshallow reefflatsshapetips(presence/shape)patternRadianthus malu1 type, sparseShort / bulbous,BluntVisible, oftenWith verrucaeVerrucae, sameBuried inSolitarySand pocketsstubby andended tip,stripped within longitudinalcolor as column,sand orin or near reefsirregularly shapedoften smallradial patternrows distallywith debris adheredsedimentor calm sandycolored dotstronglyhabitatsin centerof tipStichodactyla1 type, denselyShort / thin, taperTaper to aDeeplyShort, withVerrucae, differentBuriedSolitaryCalm shallowgiganteapackedto blunt point; veryblunt tipfolded,verrucae incolor than column,in sandwater habitats,sticky, easily tear offcovered bylongitudinalnon-adhesivepocketsrocky and sandytentaclesrows onlyor reefdistallycrevicesStichodactyla1 type but exocoelicShort / rounded andGlobularFlared,Smooth,VerrucaeBuriedSolitaryCalm sand flatshaddonitentacles at marginglobularcovered bywithoutinconspicuous,deeply inand seagrass2-3 times enlarged,tentacles,conspicuoussame color assandbeds away fromdensely packedstrippedverrucaecolumn, non-fore reefpatternadhesiveStichodactyla1 type, innerInner longer thanBluntVisible,With verrucaeVerrucaeAttachedSolitaryFore reefs,mertensiitentacles aroundouter / digitiformendedsometimesin longitudinalconspicuous,to crevicesin hard reefmouth longer thanstrippedrows alongbrighter thanon hardsubstratesmarginal ones, notpatternentire columncolumn andreeftoo densely packedcontrasting,substratenon-adhesive
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description: Published as part of Titus, Benjamin M., Bennett-Smith, Morgan F., Chiodo, Tommaso & Rodríguez, Estefanía, 2024, The clownfish-hosting sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria): updated nomenclature, biogeography, and practical field guide., pp. 8-9 in Zootaxa 5506 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5506.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13745824