What kinds of anemones host clownfish?
There are ten species of anemones that host clownfish in the wild. They are:
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum (adhesive or pizza)
Entacmaea quadricolor (bulb-tentacle, BTA, or corn)
Heteractis aurora (beaded or sand)
Heteractis crispa (long tentacle, LTA, leathery, or milk)
Heteractis magnifica (magnificent, ritteri, or skunk)
Heteractis malu (sebae, delicate, or sand)
Macrodactyla doreensis (long tentacle, LTA, or corkscrew tentacle)
Stichodactyla gigantea (gigantic or carpet)
Stichodactyla haddoni (haddon's, saddleback, carpet, or sand carpet)
Stichodactyla mertensii (merten's, or spotted-base carpet)
What anemones host what clowns in the wild?
The following list includes anemones and the clowns that they host in the wild. It should
be noted that this is not an exact or exclusive list; some clowns will easily accept other
anemones as hosts, while other clowns (particularly captive-raised clowns) will be
hesitant to host in an anemone, even if they are listed as a compatible species.
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum (adhesive or pizza)
(bulb-tentacle, BTA, or corn)
A. akindynos
A. allardi
A. bicinctus
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A. ephippium
A. frenatus
A. latezonatus
A. mccullochi
A. melanopus
A. omanensis
A. rubrocinctus
A. tricinctus
P. biaculeatus
Heteractis aurora (beaded or sand)
A. akindynos
A. allardi
A. bicinctus
A. chrysogaster
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A. tricinctus
Heteractis crispa (long tentacle, LTA, leathery, or milk)
A. akindynos
A. bicinctus
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A. ephippium
A. latezonatus
A. leucokranos
A. melanopus
A. omanensis
A. perideraion
A. polymnus
A. sandaracinos
A. tricinctus
Heteractis magnifica (magnificent, ritteri, or skunk)
A. akallopisos
A. bicinctus
A. chagosensis
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A. leucokranos
A. melanopus
A. nigripes
A. ocellaris
A. percula
A. perideraion
Heteractis malu (sebae, delicate, or sand)
A. clarkii
Macrodactyla doreensis (long tentacle, LTA, or corkscrew tentacle)
A. chrysogaster
A. clarkii
A. perideraion
Stichodactyla gigantea (gigantic or carpet)
A. akindynos
A. bicinctus
A. clarkii
A. ocellaris
A. percula
A. perideraion
A. rubrocinctus
Stichodactyla haddoni (haddon's, saddleback, carpet, or sand carpet)
A. akindynos
A. chrysogaster
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A. polymnus
A. sebae
Stichodactyla mertensii (merten's, or spotted-base carpet)
A. akallopisos
A. akindynos
A. allardi
A. chrysogaster
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A. fuscocaudatus
A. latifasciatus
A. leucokranos
A. ocellaris
A. sandaracinos
A. tricinctus
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