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Prefectural Natural Monument
Other invertebrates

Large Sea Anemone (Ookawari-ginchaku)

Isohalcurias citreum

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A cnidarian of the sea-anemone type that grows in colonies on the rocky reefs off Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture. It lives attached to rocks and catches food with its tentacles. The waters around Shogase off Sakai in Minabe are designated a Wakayama Prefecture Natural Monument as the habitat of these colonies.

Scientific name
Isohalcurias citreum
Group
Other invertebrates
Prefectures
Wakayama
日本語
オオカワリギンチャク
简体中文
大变海葵

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Yes. The Large Sea Anemone (Ookawari-ginchaku) is protected as a Natural Monument (0 national and 1 prefectural designations). Each designated site is listed under "Natural Monuments related to the Large Sea Anemone (Ookawari-ginchaku)" on this page.

The Large Sea Anemone (Ookawari-ginchaku) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Wakayama.

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