Re: Mystery from Marseille

July 27, 2006
From: Cristian Magnani

Concerning message #17197:

Dear Bill
The animal depicted in the photos is definitely a sea anemone called Alicia mirabilis: the most beautiful and the most painfully stinging one in the Mediterranean. this anemone expands only at night showing its tubercled body and its long hairy tentacles, while during the day it retracts and looks very different. It is not very common and often overlooked due to its dull day-time apparence.
Hope this helps
Best regards
Cristian
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Magnani, C., 2006 (Jul 27) Re: Mystery from Marseille. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17245

Thanks Cristian,
It's great to have 'unidentifieds' solved so quickly
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

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