Phylum: Cnidaria - Class: Anthozoa

Family: Aiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924

Aiptasia couchii Gosse

Specie non comunissima lungo la costa del Salento. Può essere osservata sotto costa su piccole pareti soggette ad un certo idrodinamismo. In genere se ne osservano grandi colonie.

Species not very common along the coast of Salento. It can be observed near the coast on small walls subject to a certain hydrodynamics. Generally large colonies are observed

 

Torre Squillace (Lecce, Italy), Ionian Sea, 3m deep.

 

Torre Squillace (Lecce, Italy), Ionian Sea, 3m deep.