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114 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
Scientific Name
English Name
Distribution
Max. Length (cm)
Actinia bermudensis
Maroon anemone
Western Atlantic
Actinia cari
Anemone-girdles
Endemic to the Mediterran
6 H
Actinia equina
Beadlet anemone
North and South Atlantic,
8 H
Actinia obtruncata
Northwest Atlantic
Actinia striata
Atlantic and the Mediterr
Actinia tenebrosa
Indo-West Pacific.
Actinostella flosculifera
Western Central Atlantic
Anemonia alicemartinae
Southeast Pacific
Anemonia melanaster
Atlantic and the Mediterr
Anemonia mutabilis
Eastern Pacific
Anemonia sargassensis
Sargassum anemone
Western Atlantic
Anemonia sulcata
Snakelocks anemone
Mediterranean.
Anemonia viridis
Northeast Atlantic and th
Anthopleura anjunae
Western Indian Ocean
Anthopleura anneae
Southeast Atlantic, South
Anthopleura artemisia
Moonglow anemone
Eastern Pacific
7.5 WD
Anthopleura ballii
Atlantic and the Mediterr
Anthopleura chinensis
Northwest Pacific
Anthopleura dixoniana
Northwest Pacific, Wester
Anthopleura dowii
Eastern Pacific.
Anthopleura elegantissima
Clonal anemone
Eastern Pacific
8 WD
Anthopleura handi
Eastern Indian Ocean, Wes
Anthopleura hermaphroditica
Armed hermaphroditic anemone
Southeast Pacific
Anthopleura incerta
Northwest Pacific
Anthopleura japonica
Northwest Pacific.
Anthopleura krebsi
Rock anemone
Western Atlantic
Anthopleura kurogane
Eastern Central Pacific,
Anthopleura mariae
Eastern Central Pacific
Anthopleura michaelseni
Long-tentacled anemone
Southeast Atlantic, Weste
Anthopleura midori
Northwest Pacific, Wester
Anthopleura mortoni
Northwest Pacific
Anthopleura nigrescens
Indo-Pacific.
Anthopleura sola
Sun anemone
Eastern Pacific
6 WD
Anthopleura stellula
Western Indian Ocean.
Anthopleura thallia
Atlantic and the Mediterr
Anthopleura varioarmata
Western Atlantic
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant green anemone
Eastern Pacific
30 H
Aulactinia capitata
Western Atlantic
Aulactinia incubans
Incubating anemone
Eastern Pacific and North
Aulactinia stella
Gem anemone
Arctic, Northwest Pacific
Bolocera kerguelensis
Southern Atlantic, Antarc
Bolocera tuediae
Deeplet sea anemone
Arctic and Atlantic
Bunodactis hermaphoditica
Unarmed hermaphroditic anemone
Southeast Pacific
Bunodactis octoradiata
Octamerous anemone
Southwest Atlantic and So
Bunodactis rubripunctata
Atlantic and the Mediterr
Bunodactis texaensis
Western Atlantic
Bunodactis verrucosa
Atlantic and the Mediterr
Bunodosoma caissarum
Southwest Atlantic.
Bunodosoma californica
Eastern Central Pacific.
Bunodosoma capensis
Knobbly anemone
Southeast Atlantic, South
Bunodosoma cavernata
Warty sea anemone
Western Atlantic
Bunodosoma goanense
Indo-West Pacific
Bunodosoma grandis
Eastern Pacific.
Bunodosoma granulifera
Western Atlantic
Cladactella manni
Mann's anemone
Eastern Central Pacific
Cladactella obscura
Eastern Central Pacific
Cnidopus japonicus
Northwest Pacific.
Condylactis aurantiaca
Golden delicious anemone
Endemic to the Mediterran
12 WD
Condylactis gigantea
Giant Caribbean anemone
Western Atlantic.
Cribrinopsis crassa
Endemic to the Mediterran
5 TL
Cribrinopsis fernaldi
Chevron-tentacle anemone
Eastern Pacific
25 H
Cribrinopsis rubens
Northeast Pacific
Cribrinopsis similis
Northern Atlantic and Nor
Cribrinopsis williamsi
Williams anemone
Eastern Pacific
Dofleinia armata
Armed anemone
Western Central Pacific
Entacmaea quadricolor
Bulb-tentacle sea anemone
Indo-Pacific
40 WD
Epiactis adeliana
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Epiactis arctica
Arctic brooding anemone
Northwest Atlantic and Ar
Epiactis fernaldi
Fernald brooding anemone
Eastern Pacific
Epiactis georgiana
Antarctic
Epiactis lisbethae
Giant brooding anemone
Eastern Pacific
Epiactis prolifera
Brooding anemone
Eastern Pacific
5 WD
Epiactis ritteri
Sandy anemone
Eastern Pacific
Glyphoperidium bursa
Antarctic
Gyractis sesere
Eastern Pacific
Isantheopsis rosea
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Isoaulactinia stelloides
Western Central Atlantic.
Isosicyonis alba
Southeast Pacific, Southw
Isosicyonis striata
Antarctic Atlantic
Isotealia antarctica
Salmon anemone
Southwest Atlantic, South
Leipsiceras pollens
Western Atlantic
Macrodactyla aspera
Indo-West Pacific.
Macrodactyla doreensis
Corkscrew tentacle sea anemone
Northwest Pacific, Wester
Macrodactyla fautinae
Western Central Pacific
Oulactis muscosa
Eastern Indian Ocean, Sou
Paracondylactis hertwigi
Northwest Pacific, Southw
Paracondylactis sinensis
Indo-West Pacific
Paranemonia cinerea
Endemic to the Mediterran
Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis
Endemic to the Mediterran
Parantheopsis cruentata
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Parantheopsis georgiana
Antarctic Atlantic
Parantheopsis ocellata
Star anemone
Southeast Pacific
Phlyctenactis tuberculosa
Indo-Pacific.
Phlyctenanthus australis
Eastern Indian Ocean, Sou
Phyllactis concinnata
Southeast Pacific.
Phyllactis praetexta
Western Atlantic.
Phymactis clematis
Eastern Pacific.
Phymactis papillosa
Blister anemone
Eastern Pacific.
Pseudactinia flagellifera
False plum anemone
Northeast Atlantic, South
Pseudactinia varia
Southeast Atlantic.
Spheractis cheungae
Northwest Pacific
Synantheopsis primus
Northwest Pacific
Tealia coriacea
Arctic
Telactinia citrina
Northwest Pacific, Wester
Urticina columbiana
Crusty red anemone
Eastern Pacific
35 WD
Urticina coriacea
Leathery anemone
Eastern Pacific and North
15 WD
Urticina crassicornis
Mottled anemone
Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
20 WD
Urticina fecunda
Northwest Atlantic
Urticina felina
Painted anemone
Northwest Pacific, Atlant
Urticina grebelnyi
Northwest Pacific
Urticina lofotensis
Spotted red anemone
Eastern Pacific
10 WD
Urticina mcpeaki
McPeak anemone
Eastern Pacific
7.5 WD
Urticina piscivora
Velvety red anemone
Eastern Pacific
20 WD
Urticinopsis antarctica
Antarctic.