| Stichodactyla gigantea |
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| Stichodactlya gigantea with false percula clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: |
Anthozoa |
| Class: |
Hexacorallia |
| Order: |
Actiniaria |
| Family: |
Stichodactylidae |
| Genus: |
Stichodactyla |
| Species: |
S. gigantea |
| Binomial name |
Stichodactyla gigantea
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| Synonyms |
List
- Actinia amethystina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Actinia brevitentacula Quoy & Gaimard
- Actinia gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
- Actinia gigas Renieri
- Actinia gygas Renieri
- Actinia parvitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Discosoma gigantea
- Discosoma giganteum
- Discosoma kenti Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
- Isacmaea gigantea Hemprich & Ehrenberg
- Polyparium ambulans Korotneff, 1886
- Priapus giganteus Forsskål, 1775
- Radianthus parvitentaculata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Radianthus parvitentaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Stichodactyla kenti (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
- Stoichactis gigantea (Forsskål, 1775)
- Stoichactis giganteum (Forsskål, 1775)
- Stoichactis giganteus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Stoichactis gigantium
- Stoichactis intermedia Lager, 1911
- Stoichactis kenti Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
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Stichodactyla gigantea, commonly known as the giant carpet anemone, is a species of sea anemone that lives in the Hawaii, USA, North America, and Indo-Pacific area. It can be kept in an aquarium but is a very challenging species to keep alive and healthy for more than 3–5 years.