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).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Bushehr (Ref. 107716). C: Ref. 107716.

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