APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Cylista troglodytes (Price in Johnston, 1847) syn. Sagartia troglodytes - Cave dwelling anemone
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Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- between stones lowershore 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- between stones lowershore 2

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- between stones lowershore 3

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- in holdfast marina pontoon 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- in holdfast marina pontoon 2

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- in holdfast marina pontoon 3

Species photographed at Carnsew Pool near Hayle, Cornwall, 07.04.12; also found on kelp holdfast on pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 07.11.14.

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- oral face / open / pink 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- dorsal view / open / pink 2

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- dorsal view / open / pink 3

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- close-up / tentacles / pink 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- in-situ / pink 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- dorsal view / open / brown 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- dorsal view / closed / brown 1

Numerous specimens (above) found in pools and under rocks on the lowershore at Watermouth Cove, near Ilfracombe, Devon, 13.06.18.

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- occupying old barnacle 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- oral view 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- lateral view / column 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- oral view 2

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- lateral view / column 2

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- emitting acontia 1

Cylista troglodytes
Cave dwelling anemone
- emitting acontia 2

Specimens above were found on the concrete pillars of a slipway in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, 09.10.14.

Scientific and European Names:
Cylista troglodytes, Sagartia troglodytes, Mud sagartia, Cave dwelling anemone, Slibanemoon, Sagartie de vase(s), Schlamm-Sagartia.

Cylista troglodytes syn Sagartia troglodytes Mud sagartia or Cave dwelling anemone images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.