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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae

Genus: Actinia

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)
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Actinia australiensis
[]
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Actinia bermudensis
[Maroon anemone]

Pillon, Roberto

Endemic to the Mediterran
Max. Length 6 cm H
Actinia cariDelle Chiaje, 1822

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Actinia cari
[Anemone-girdles]

Pillon, Roberto

North and South Atlantic,
Max. Length 8 cm H
Actinia equina(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Actinia equina
[Beadlet anemone]

Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic.

Actinia fragaceaTugwell, 1856

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Actinia fragacea
[Strawberry anemone]
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Actinia grobbeni
[]
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Actinia kraemeri
[]
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Actinia nigropunctata
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Actinia obtruncata
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Actinia prasina
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Actinia striata
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Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific.

Actinia tenebrosaFarquhar, 1898

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Actinia tenebrosa
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