Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)
Golden delicious anemone
Condylactis aurantiaca
photo by Giourgis, Hector

Family:  Actiniidae ()
Max. size:  12 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 1 - 10 m
Distribution:  Endemic to the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Diameter of the pedal disc: 7 cm; diameter of the oral disc, without the tentacles: 12 cm maximum; 30 cm with its tentacles 96; laid out in 5 crowns around the oral siphon; and measuring approximately 8 cm; thick, they are completed in a round point. Oral disc comprising of the reasons for varied color: gray with nuances white; yellow; green or brown; also gray tentacles with nuances of white; yellow or brown; and with point violet; one the lower third of the foot; as for him, is red orange and counts 12 longitudinal bands of a tinted dirty white of yellow; partially discontinuous (Ref. 358).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 30 September 2014 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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