Sagartia ichthystoma

Sagartia ichthystoma
Several species of Sagartia with S. ichthystoma at centre right.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Sagartiidae
Genus: Sagartia
Species:
S. ichthystoma
Binomial name
Sagartia ichthystoma
(Gosse, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Sagartia ichthyostoma
  • Sagartia ichtystoma

Sagartia ichthystoma is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae, also known as the fish-mouth anemone. The species name refers to the short pointed tentacles round the edge of the disc which resemble the sharp teeth of certain fish.