Actinia equina   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Beadlet anemone

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Actinia equina

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Actiniaria | Actiniidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 0 - 1600 m (Ref. 108103).  Subtropical; 73°N - 36°S, 26°W - 143°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

North and South Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific: From Atlantic Europe to northern Russia, the Mediterranan, South Africa and Japan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 363)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Approximately 6 to 8 cm in height and less than 10 cm in diameter in extension (Ref. 363).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Wirtz, P., O. Ocaña and T. Molodtsova. 2003. (Ref. 201)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.6 - 14.2, mean 7.8 (based on 456 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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