Alicia sansibarensis

Alicia sansibarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Actiniaria
Family:	Aliciidae
Genus:	Alicia
Species:	A. sansibarensis
Binomial name
	Alicia sansibarensis; Carlgren, 1900

Alicia sansibarensis, commonly known as tuberculate night anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Aliciidae. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1] Alicia sansibarensis have tentacles that are very long and snake, which are used for the protection of crownfish from predators.[2]

References

Daphne G. Fautin (2013). "Alicia sansibarensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
Laird, Megan C.; Griffiths, Charles L. (2016-01-04). "Additions to the South African sea anemone (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) fauna, with expanded distributional ranges for known species". African Invertebrates. 57(1): 15–37. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.57.8459. ISSN 2305-2562.

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[1] Daphne G. Fautin (2013). "Alicia sansibarensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 18, 2013.

[2] Laird, Megan C.; Griffiths, Charles L. (2016-01-04). "Additions to the South African sea anemone (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) fauna, with expanded distributional ranges for known species". African Invertebrates. 57(1): 15–37. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.57.8459. ISSN 2305-2562.