Saltwater
Giant Caribbean anemone
Condylactis gigantea
Actiniidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Anemone
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Medium
- Placement
- On the sand, Low on the rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, and 22 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Condylactis gigantea is a tropical species of ball anemone that is found in shallow reefs and other shallow inshore areas in the Caribbean Sea – more specifically the West Indies – and the western Atlantic Ocean including southern Florida through the Florida Keys. It is also commonly known as: giant Caribbean sea anemone, giant golden anemone, condylactis anemone, Haitian anemone, pink-tipped anemone, purple-tipped anemone, and Florida condy. This species can easily be seen growing in lagoons or in inner reefs as either individuals or loose groups, but never as colonies. They are often used as a model organism along with others in their genus for facultative symbiosis with monocellular algae.
Other names
No other names.
