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Nemanthus annamensis
is a species of
sea anemone
first described in 1943 from the
Gulf of Tonkin
and now known to inhabit central Indo-Pacific waters; this specimen was found off
East Timor
. The species is known to attach itself by its base and wrap itself around
gorgonians
;
N. annamensis
may also live in association with the crab
Lauridromia intermedia
.
Photograph:
Nick Hobgood
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