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Attempts to refind it in the summer of 2002 were in vain.
The miniature sea anemones have been identified as a dwarf
specimens
of the distinctive Haliplanella lineata with orange stripes which are
not
found on other British sea anemones. The anemone photographed was only
2 mm in height and 3 mm in diameter and this was typical of the dozen
anemones
discovered.
Report by Dan Metcalfe (University of Brighton)
This alien anemone (accidentally introduced species) is a sea anemone
that inhabits harbours and estuaries and occasionally lagoons where the
salinity is below full strength seawater. Haliplanella lineata attains
at least 20 mm high and 13 mm diameter in British specimens but in
other
parts of the world could be twice this size. Reproduction by
longitudinal
fission is habitual and frequent in this species.
Haliplanella lineata
TQ 202 043.
BMLSS Sea Anemones
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Anemone.htm
http://www.itsligo.ie/biomar/anthozoa/hallin.htm