Hormathia digitata (Müller, 1776)
Maned sea anemone
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Family:  Hormathiidae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 10 - 1000 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic: from Faroe Islands to Svalbard, south to Galicia Spain and east to Laptev Sea. Temperate to polar.
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Biology:  Occurs in areas of silt to very fine sand (Ref. 96391). Abundant in sublittoral banks (Ref. 119529). Sessile (Ref. 3123). They settle on shells of large gastropods, predominantly Colus sabini (Ref. 119516). Solitary (Ref. 2377). Can be found at depths 10 to 1000 m (Ref. 119523).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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