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> Sea Anemones > Exaiptasia diaphana
Updated 2/10/2026
Family
Aiptasiidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII
Exaptasia
diaphana
Green banded form, Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i
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Typical color, Makapu'u
tidepool, Oahu |
 Moku
o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 1 foot
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 1 foot |
Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach, California, 4 feet |
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Amoray Resort, Key Largo, FL, 2 feet |
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GLASS ANEMONE
| Abundant in tidepools, holes, and under rocks in shallow water.
Transparent with brown, yellow, or green color provided by embedded
photosynthetic cells called zooxanthellae. Hawaii, Tropical Pacific &
the Eastern Pacific, accidental introduction to the Atlantic and
Mediterranean by ships. Formerly known as Indo-Pacific Aiptasia
pulchella and Atlantic Aiptasia pallida. |
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