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Family: Sagartiidae (See list of species below)

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30 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Actinothoe albocincta
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Actinothoe california
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Actinothoe georgiana
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Actinothoe gracillima
[Thenarian burrowing anemone]
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Actinothoe modesta
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Actinothoe pustulata
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Actinothoe sphyrodeta
[Daisy anemone]
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Anthothoe chilensis
[White stinging anemone]
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Anthothoe stimpsoni
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Artemidactis victrix
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Bellactis ilkalyseae
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Botryon tuberculatus
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Carcinactis dolosa
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Cereus herpetodes
[Colonial anemone]


Cereus pedunculatus
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Choriactis impatiens
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Phellia aucklandica
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Phellia exlex
[Camouflage anemone]
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Sagartia affinis
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Sagartia catalienensis
[Catalina anemone]


Sagartia elegans
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Sagartia ornata
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Sagartia troglodytes
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Sagartiogeton entellae
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Sagartiogeton laceratus
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Sagartiogeton robustus
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Sagartiogeton undatus
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Sagartiogeton verrilli
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Sagartiogeton viduatus
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Verrillactis paguri
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30 Species of Family Sagartiidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Actinothoe albocincta Eastern Indian Ocean, Sou
Actinothoe california Eastern Pacific
Actinothoe georgiana Antarctic Atlantic
Actinothoe gracillima Thenarian burrowing anemone Western Atlantic
Actinothoe modesta Western Atlantic
Actinothoe pustulata Western Atlantic
Actinothoe sphyrodeta Daisy anemone Atlantic and the Mediterr
Anthothoe chilensis White stinging anemone Southern Atlantic, Southe
Anthothoe stimpsoni Southeast Atlantic, Weste
Artemidactis victrix Southwest Atlantic and An
Bellactis ilkalyseae Southwest Pacific
Botryon tuberculatus Western Atlantic
Carcinactis dolosa Southwest Atlantic.
Cereus herpetodes Colonial anemone Southeast Pacific
Cereus pedunculatus Eastern Atlantic and the
Choriactis impatiens Southeast Pacific.
Phellia aucklandica Southeast Atlantic, South
Phellia exlex Camouflage anemone Southeast Pacific
Sagartia affinis Northeast Atlantic
Sagartia catalienensis Catalina anemone Eastern Pacific
Sagartia elegans Atlantic and the Mediterr
Sagartia ornata Northeast Atlantic, South
Sagartia troglodytes Northeast Atlantic and th
Sagartiogeton entellae Endemic to the Mediterran
Sagartiogeton laceratus Northeast Atlantic
Sagartiogeton robustus Arctic
Sagartiogeton undatus Atlantic and the Mediterr
Sagartiogeton verrilli Western Atlantic
Sagartiogeton viduatus Mediterranean and Black S
Verrillactis paguri Northwest Pacific, Wester



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