Adamsia palliata

Adamsia palliata
Pagurus prideaux and Adamsia palliata, here inhabiting a gastropod shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Hormathiidae
Genus: Adamsia
Species:
A. palliata
Binomial name
Adamsia palliata
(Müller, 1776)
Synonyms
List
  • Actinia carciniopados Otto, 1823
  • Actinia carcinopados
  • Actinia carcinopoda
  • Actinia casciniopados Otto
  • Actinia maculata Adams, 1800
  • Actinia palliata
  • Actinia picta Risso, 1826
  • Adamsia carciniopados (Otto, 1823)
  • Adamsia carcinopados
  • Adamsia carcioniopados
  • Adamsia maculata Johnst.
  • Cribrina palliata Ehrenberg
  • Medusa palliata Fabricius, 1779
  • Sargartia palliata

Adamsia palliata is a species of sea anemone in the family Hormathiidae. It is usually found growing on a gastropod shell inhabited by the hermit crab, Pagurus prideaux.[1] The anemone often completely envelops the shell and because of this it is commonly known as the cloak anemone or the hermit-crab anemone.

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