Actinia cari Delle Chiaje, 1822
Anemone-girdles
photo by Pillon, Roberto

Family:  Actiniidae ()
Max. size:  6 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m
Distribution:  Endemic to the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Proximately 5 to 6 cm in height.
Biology:  Common run on the rocks, of surface to a few meters of depth (Ref. 363). Known from infralittoral zones (Ref. 85338), in the photophyllous algae community, attached to bare rocks and stones (Ref. 125626). Solitary (Ref. 2377).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 September 2014 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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