Minabe Offshore Okawari Sea Anemone Habitat

みなべ町沖のオオカワリギンチャク生息地 · Minabechouokinoookawariginchakuseisokuchi

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: January 15, 2015
Location: 和歌山県日高郡みなべ町
Prefectures: Wakayama

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Large Sea Anemone (Ookawari-ginchaku)

This is a cnidarian of the sea-anemone type that forms a colony on the seabed off Minabe in Wakayama Prefecture. It lives anchored to the bottom and catches food with its tentacles. The sea area where it is found in numbers is protected as its habitat.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Minabe Offshore Okawari Sea Anemone Habitat is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (和歌山県日高郡みなべ町). This is a cnidarian of the sea-anemone type…

The designated site is in 和歌山県日高郡みなべ町.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.