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Actinia ebhayiensis Schama, Mitchell & Solé-Cava, 2011

Actinia ebhayiensis Schama, Mitchell & Solé-Cava, 2011

Actinia ebhayiensis Schama, Mitchell & Solé-Cava, 2011

Actinia ebhayiensis is a sea anemone species; its genus shows rare heteromorphosis where a cut can develop into a second mouth.

Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860)

Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860)

Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860)

Condylactis gigantea, the giant Caribbean sea anemone, is a tropical ball anemone found in shallow western Atlantic and Caribbean waters.

Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

Condylactis aurantiaca is a Mediterranean sea anemone that may host symbiotic Periclimenes aegylios shrimp.

Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart, 1828)

Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart, 1828)

Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart, 1828)

Entacmaea quadricolor, the bubble-tip anemone, is a symbiotic Indo-Pacific sea anemone that hosts anemonefish.

Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)

Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)

Aulactinia veratra (Drayton, 1846)

Aulactinia veratra, the green snakelock anemone, is a green (sometimes brown/red) intertidal sea anemone found around Australia and New Zealand.

Actinostella flosculifera (Le Sueur, 1817)

Actinostella flosculifera (Le Sueur, 1817)

Actinostella flosculifera (Le Sueur, 1817)

Actinostella flosculifera is a burrowing Atlantic sea anemone that hosts symbiotic zooxanthellae, likely digesting them as a main food source.

Bunodosoma cavernatum (Bosc, 1802)

Bunodosoma cavernatum (Bosc, 1802)

Bunodosoma cavernatum (Bosc, 1802)

Bunodosoma cavernatum is a nocturnal sea anemone native to the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Bunodosoma californicum Carlgren, 1951

Bunodosoma californicum Carlgren, 1951

Bunodosoma californicum Carlgren, 1951

Bunodosoma californicum is a non-adhesive vesicled sea anemone found from the Gulf of California to Panama on rocky intertidal and subtidal bottoms.

Bunodosoma capense (Lesson, 1830)

Bunodosoma capense (Lesson, 1830)

Bunodosoma capense (Lesson, 1830)

Bunodosoma capense, the knobbly anemone, is a medium-sized variably colored sea anemone found along southern Africa's coast.

Bunodactis reynaudi (Milne Edwards, 1857)

Bunodactis reynaudi (Milne Edwards, 1857)

Bunodactis reynaudi (Milne Edwards, 1857)

Bunodactis reynaudi, the sandy anemone, is a medium-sized predatory sea anemone found in southern African and Argentinian shallow coastal waters.

Bunodactis verrucosa (Pennant, 1777)

Bunodactis verrucosa (Pennant, 1777)

Bunodactis verrucosa (Pennant, 1777)

Bunodactis verrucosa is a sea anemone native to the northeastern Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean, found on rocky shores.

Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)

Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)

Oulactis muscosa (Drayton, 1846)

Oulactis muscosa is a large intertidal sea anemone found in New Zealand and southern Australia, identifiable by debris it attaches between its tentacles.

Oulactis magna (Stuckey, 1909)

Oulactis magna (Stuckey, 1909)

Oulactis magna (Stuckey, 1909)

Oulactis magna is a large, vibrantly colored sea anemone with distinctively structured short blunt tentacles.

Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Phlyctenactis tuberculosa is a nocturnal drifting sea anemone found in coastal Australian and New Zealand waters.

Dofleinia armata Wassilieff, 1908

Dofleinia armata Wassilieff, 1908

Dofleinia armata Wassilieff, 1908

Dofleinia armata is a large Australian sea anemone species also found in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Cribrinopsis fernaldi Siebert & Spaulding, 1976

Cribrinopsis fernaldi Siebert & Spaulding, 1976

Cribrinopsis fernaldi Siebert & Spaulding, 1976

Cribrinopsis fernaldi is a large, variably colored sea anemone found in subtidal waters from the Gulf of Alaska to Washington.

Paranemonia cinerea (Contarini, 1844)

Paranemonia cinerea (Contarini, 1844)

Paranemonia cinerea (Contarini, 1844)

Paranemonia cinerea, the grass crack anemone, is a Mediterranean sea anemone that is easily confused with Anemonia sulcata.

Pseudactinia flagellifera (Drayton, 1846)

Pseudactinia flagellifera (Drayton, 1846)

Pseudactinia flagellifera (Drayton, 1846)

Pseudactinia flagellifera, the false plum anemone, is a large stinging anemone found off southern Africa and near Madeira.

Phlyctenanthus australis Carlgren, 1950

Phlyctenanthus australis Carlgren, 1950

Phlyctenanthus australis Carlgren, 1950

Phlyctenanthus australis is a large, permanently attached Australian sea anemone that typically grows on rocks.

Anthostella stephensoni Carlgren, 1938

Anthostella stephensoni Carlgren, 1938

Anthostella stephensoni Carlgren, 1938

Anthostella stephensoni, the violet-spotted anemone, is a medium-sized sea anemone endemic to the southern African coast.

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