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A small anemone can divide after forming two crowns
Starlet sea anemones inhabit shallow brackish waters, often buried in sediment with their tentacles exposed. In southern England, individuals with two tentacle crowns are common and subsequently split into separate anemones.
The outline of one animal can reveal two future individuals.
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