Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan
Prefectural Natural Monument
Other invertebrates

Bubble-tip Anemone (Coral Anemone)

Entacmaea quadricolor

Photo: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

The bubble-tip anemone is a large sea anemone whose tentacle tips may swell into bulbs, and it hosts anemonefish. In Kanagawa, a large aggregation occurs offshore at Fukuura Katsurago in Yugawara. This aggregation and the Umeboshi anemones around Mitsuishi in Manazuru are covered by a prefectural Natural Monument designation.

Scientific name
Entacmaea quadricolor
Group
Other invertebrates
Prefectures
Kanagawa
日本語
サンゴイソギンチャク
简体中文
珊瑚海葵

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

The Bubble-tip Anemone (Coral Anemone) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kanagawa.

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