Actinostella flosculifera, the collared sand anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is found semi-immersed in the sediment in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Collared Sand Anemone being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Actinostella bradleyi
- Phymanthus crucifer
- Heteranthus verruculatus
- Cereus pedunculatus
- Stichodactyla tapetum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Actiniidae
- Genus
- Actinostella
- Species
- Actinostella flosculifera
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