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Grayish in situ. Adherent pedal disc wider than the cylindrical column. Cinclides present on the upper part of the column. Tentacles crowded and arranged in 4 to 5 cycles; may have black tips. Mesogloea in variable thickness, appears fibrillar in structure and contains numerous collections of cells. Weak mesogloeal sphincter is present. Forty-five pairs of mesenteries arranged in 4 cycles (Ref. 89044).
Occurs on the under-side of stones on muddy or sandy bottoms (Ref. 89044).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end.