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DISK ANEMONE

Actinodiscus spp.

FAST FACTS

SIZE:

to 6 inches (15 cm)

DIET:

RANGE:

tropical Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and Caribbean

FUN FACTS

1.	To reproduce, the disk anemone pinches off a portion of its circular base. The detached portion develops into a small anemone and travels to another area of the reef. How do anemones travel? Slowly!

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