{{Short description|Species of sea anemone}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Halianthella annularis | authority = Carlgren, 1938 }} The '''brooding anemone''', ''Halianthella annularis'', is a species of sea anemone in the family Halcampidae,.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290069 |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halianthella annularis Carlgren, 1938 |website=marinespecies.org |access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="Branch">Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' {{ISBN|978-1-77007-772-0}}</ref>
==Description== The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent tentacles.<ref name="Jones 2008">Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-620-41639-9}}</ref>
==Distribution== It is found only around the South African coast, from Lamberts Bay to Cape Agulhas.<ref name="Branch" />
==Ecology== This anemone is found subtidally down to at least 20m under water. It favours sheltered areas and overhangs.
Juveniles are brooded in a fold of the skin on the column of the parent.<ref name="Branch" />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooding Anemone}} Category:Halcampidae Category:Animals described in 1938
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