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anemones, the tentacles themselves are unable to retract into the column. There are about seventy long, slender, tapering tentacles in an outer ring. These can span about 7 centimetres (2.8 in) when fully extended. The inner ring of tentacles are short and surround the central mouth. They are
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used to manipulate food particles and push them into the mouth. The general colour of the anemone is pale brown and the tentacles are varying shades of brown, green or cream, often striped with darker brown.
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for about four months. They are at first oval but pass through several stages, becoming more elongated and developing 9 to 11 stumpy marginal tentacles before they settle on the sea bed. There is no
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that come within reach of its tentacles. It is also a scavenger and in the aquarium can be fed on fragments of meat. Although it reacts fast to threats by retreating into its tube, the
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196:Cerianthus danielsseni
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188:Cerianthus borealis
180:Arachnactis bournei
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459:References
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413:and small
376:River Tees
336:Actiniaria
312:C. lloydii
304:S. bournei
300:C. lloydii
119:Cerianthus
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