Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
photo by Pillon, Roberto

Family:  Actiniidae ()
Max. size:  8 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 1600 m
Distribution:  North and South Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific: From Atlantic Europe to northern Russia, the Mediterranan, South Africa and Japan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Approximately 6 to 8 cm in height and less than 10 cm in diameter in extension (Ref. 363). Occurs at the water line, especially in sheltered places such as the inside of harbor walls (green Actinia), red Actinia can occasionally be encountered in the intertidal zone of Azores (Ref. 201)); Common run on the rocks, the surface to a few meters of depth (Ref. 363). Also found in infralittoral zones (Ref. 85338). Solitary (Ref. 2377).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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