Flaming Anemone

Flaming Anemone
Name: Flaming Anemone
Scientific Name: Actiniidae sp.
Family: Anemones
Taxonomic: Actiniidae
ID Group: Anemones, Hydroids, Jellyfish
Size: up to 1.5 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes
Similar Species: Telmatactis Anemone

This Anemone has a bright yellow oral disc with radiating reddish-brown patterns, resembling flickering flames. It is surrounded by short, reddish-brown tentacles with swollen tips.

The Flaming Anemone belongs to the Actiniidae family, but its exact species is currently undetermined.