Lebrunia coralligens

Hidden anemone
Lebrunia coralligens
(Wilson, 1890)

Description:
Long pseudotentacles with slightly enlarged tips extend from fissures. The tips are slightly enlarged and occasionally double lobed. Animal with extended pseudotentacles up to 6 cm.

Color:
Pseudotentacles brown to dark gray, to bluish-green with shaded line and ring markings. Tips often darker.

Habitat:
Inhabit narrow fissures in coral heads, with only the ends of the pseudotentacles extending from the openings. Long, unbranched true tentacles may be extended during night.

Distribution:
Occasional Bahamas and Caribbean.

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