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Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae

Genus: Anthopleura

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33 species (see list below)
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Anthopleura africana
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Modi, Shuanak

Western Indian Ocean

Anthopleura anjunaeDen Hartog & Vennam, 1993

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Anthopleura anjunae
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Anthopleura anneae
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Max. Length 7.5 cm WD
 
Anthopleura artemisia
[Moonglow anemone]
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Anthopleura asiatica
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Anthopleura ballii
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Anthopleura chinensis
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Modi, Shuanak

Northwest Pacific, Wester

Anthopleura dixoniana(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Anthopleura dixoniana
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Anthopleura dowii
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Max. Length 8 cm WD
 
Anthopleura elegantissima
[Clonal anemone]
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Anthopleura foxi
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Modi, Shuanak

Eastern Indian Ocean, Wes

Anthopleura handiDunn, 1978

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Anthopleura handi
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Anthopleura hermaphroditica
[Armed hermaphroditic anemone]
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Anthopleura incerta
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Anthopleura insignis
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northwest Pacific.

Anthopleura japonicaVerrill, 1899

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Anthopleura japonica
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Anthopleura kohli
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Anthopleura krebsi
[Rock anemone]
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Anthopleura kurogane
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Anthopleura listeri
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Anthopleura mariae
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Anthopleura michaelseni
[Long-tentacled anemone]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Northwest Pacific, Wester

Anthopleura midoriUchida & Muramatsu, 1958

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Anthopleura midori
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Anthopleura minima
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Anthopleura mortenseni
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Anthopleura mortoni
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Anthopleura nigrescens
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Max. Length 6 cm WD
 
Anthopleura sola
[Sun anemone]
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Anthopleura stellula
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Anthopleura thallia
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Anthopleura variata
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Anthopleura varioarmata
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Cowles, David

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm H
Anthopleura xanthogrammica(Brandt, 1835)

Photo by Cowles, David
 
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
[Giant green anemone]


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