| Aiptasia mutabilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Aiptasiidae |
| Genus: | Aiptasia |
| Species: | A. mutabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aiptasia mutabilis Gravenhorst, 1831
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Aiptasia mutabilis, also known as the Trumpet anemone, Rock anemone, and Glass anemone,[1] is a species of anemone typically found attached to substrates in cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean.[2] Its unique trumpet shape gives it its common name and it can grow to be 12 cm, having a column between 3 and 6 cm in size.[2] Like many cnidarians, they rely on nematocysts for protection and to capture prey.[3] They are not difficult to care for, and can be kept in a home aquarium, although due to their speed of reproduction, can quickly become overpopulated.
- ^ Animal-World. "Trumpet Anemone". Animal World. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ a b Aslam Cihangar, Herdem; Pancucci Papadopoulou, M. Antionetta; Can Yilmaz, Elif (2011). "First record of Aiptasia mutabilis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Turkish Seas". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 35: 447–450.
- ^ Marino, A.; Morabito, R.; La Spada, G. (March 2009). "Factors altering the haemolytic power of crude venom from Aiptasia mutabilis (Anthozoa) nematocysts". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 152 (3): 418–422. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.11.016. ISSN 1095-6433. PMID 19070675.