Actiniidae
Urticina piscivora (Sebens & Laakso, 1978)
Urticina piscivora (Sebens & Laakso, 1978)
Urticina piscivora, the fish-eating anemone, is a large red sea anemone found along the North American Pacific coast.
Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
Urticina felina, the dahlia anemone, is a variable-colored sea anemone found in North Atlantic and Arctic nearshore to deep waters.
Urticina crassicornis (Müller, 1776)
Urticina crassicornis (Müller, 1776)
Urticina crassicornis, the mottled sea anemone, is a widespread benthic sessile sea anemone found across northern ocean waters.
Urticina columbiana Verrill, 1922
Urticina columbiana Verrill, 1922
Urticina columbiana is a large Pacific anemone species that lives partially buried in soft subtidal sediments.
Urticina grebelnyi Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2006
Urticina grebelnyi Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2006
Urticina grebelnyi, the painted anemone, is a sea anemone species with distinct colored column, oral disk and tentacles.
Anthopleura sola Pearse & Francis, 2000
Anthopleura sola Pearse & Francis, 2000
Anthopleura sola, the sunburst anemone, is a solitary Pacific intertidal sea anemone that hosts symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates.
Anthopleura artemisia (Pickering, 1846)
Anthopleura artemisia (Pickering, 1846)
Anthopleura artemisia, the burrowing anemone, is a burying sea anemone found from Alaska to southern California in shallow sheltered waters.
Anthopleura xanthogrammica (Brandt, 1835)
Anthopleura xanthogrammica (Brandt, 1835)
Anthopleura xanthogrammica is a large Pacific intertidal sea anemone that reproduces sexually via external fertilization in late fall.
Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt, 1835)
Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt, 1835)
Anthopleura elegantissima, the aggregating anemone, is a sea anemone found on the Pacific coast of North America.
Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1851)
Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1851)
Anthopleura ballii is a sea anemone species native to the northeastern Atlantic and Western European coasts.
Anthopleura thallia (Gosse, 1854)
Anthopleura thallia (Gosse, 1854)
Anthopleura thallia is an uncommon sea anemone species found primarily in Western European and Mediterranean coastal rocky habitats.
Anthopleura michaelseni (Pax, 1920)
Anthopleura michaelseni (Pax, 1920)
Anthopleura michaelseni, the long-tentacled anemone, is a large southern African coastal sea anemone with 96 long tentacles.
Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)
Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)
Anthopleura hermaphroditica, the small brown sea anemone, is a small brown anemone native to waters near Chile and New Zealand that lives in estuaries.
Epiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869
Epiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869
Epiactis prolifera, the brooding anemone, is a small sea anemone from the northeast Pacific with multiple ecological interactions.
Epiactis lisbethae Fautin & Chia, 1986
Epiactis lisbethae Fautin & Chia, 1986
Epiactis lisbethae is a larger, uncommon brooding sea anemone found along the Pacific coast of North America.
Epiactis thompsoni (Coughtrey, 1875)
Epiactis thompsoni (Coughtrey, 1875)
Epiactis thompsoni, the red-striped anemone, is an intertidal brooding sea anemone found in low-tide rock pools.
Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775)
Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775)
Anemonia viridis, the snakelocks anemone, is an edible Atlantic and Mediterranean sea anemone popular as an aquarium pet.
Anemonia alicemartinae Häussermann & Försterra, 2001
Anemonia alicemartinae Häussermann & Försterra, 2001
Anemonia alicemartinae is a bright red intertidal Chilean sea anemone that has expanded its range rapidly in the Southeast Pacific.
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
Actinia tenebrosa, the waratah anemone, is an intertidal sea anemone found in southern Australia and New Zealand.
Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856
Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856
Actinia fragacea, commonly the strawberry anemone, is an Atlantic sea anemone once considered a variant of the beadlet anemone.
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Actinia equina, the common beadlet anemone, is a widespread intertidal sea anemone adapted to variable harsh coastal conditions.
Actinia cari Delle Chiaje, 1822
Actinia cari Delle Chiaje, 1822
Actinia cari is a common sea anemone found mostly in the Mediterranean, living in shallow rocky coastal areas.
Actinia mediterranea Schmidt, 1971
Actinia mediterranea Schmidt, 1971
Actinia mediterranea is a solitary intertidal red sea anemone from the Mediterranean region, identifiable by its distinctive blue foot base border.
Actinia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Actinia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Actinia striata is a solitary endemic western Mediterranean sea anemone that lives attached to rocks down to around 30 m depth.
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