Calliactis parasitica is up to 100 millimetres (3.9 in) tall, and 80 mm (3.1 in) wide, with the base of the column being slightly … Meer weergeven

Calliactis parasitica is found in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its Atlantic range extends from south-western Europe as far north as the west coasts of Wales and Ireland, … Meer weergeven

Although Calliactis parasitica will occasionally attach to stones or empty shells, it is typically found on a gastropod shell inhabited by a hermit crab, and several individuals may live on the same shell. In the … Meer weergeven

Calliactis parasitica was first described under the name Actinia parisitica, in the Cornish Fauna. This work was begun by Jonathan Couch, but the third volume, in which C. parasitica was described, was writt… Meer weergeven

Calitoxin (CLX), derives its name from the sea anemone Calliactis parasitica. Meer weergeven