Calliactis parasitica (parasitic rose, hermit water lily)
Calliactis parasitica
(parasitic rose, hermit water lily)
Strain: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Habitat: | Hard soil |
Occurrence: | European coasts, Indian coast, Red Sea, bup to 60 metres deep |
Size: | Up to 8 cm high, 5 cm wide |
Appearance: | Light-coloured trunk with red or brown spotted stripes, |
Behaviour: | Often lives on Pagurus bernhardus |