Previously known as Bunodosoma capensis.
Column streaked with small non-adhesive knobs, called papillae. Up to 96 spherules present in fosse.
Papillae are usually darker and brighter in contrast with the background colour, which can be cream-white, pink, orange, red, blue or purple, sometimes mottled.Generally 20 to 40 mm in diameter.
A strikingly variable species, abundant in sand-free pools and reefs. Often found attached to mussels or red bait. Sand never adheres to the column, which distinguishes it from the sandy anemone (Bunodactis reynaudi).
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016); A guide to marine life on South African shores (Day, 1969)
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