Distinguishing Characteristics |
Body soft, translucent; color pink to cream, reddish brown to greenish gray, has light longitudinal stripes; when closed, body is round, resembling a "cocktail onion"; body can elongate greatly sometimes looking worm-like; base sometimes flares out into a bulb-like shape; tentacles colorless to light brown, translucent. |
Similar Species |
The "cocktail onion" shape with the longitudinal stripes help distinguish this species. |
Habitat |
Gulf, usually burrows in the sediment with tentacles above surface of sediment |
Maximum Size |
medium size anemone, can extend up to 35 cm (13 3/4 in) or more. |
Other Common Names |
sea onion |
Previous Scientific Names |
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