Latin Etymology: Actinia ("ray") equina ("ray")
Three Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) at Trevose Head, Cornwall - July 2019
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Width: 5cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A common species of anemone found across the rocky coasts of Western Europe. It is a specialist of intertidal zones, where, unlike many anemones, it is capable of retracting within itself to survive out of water between tides, resembling a blog of red jelly, often tucket into cracks. Once the tide returns in it opens up to reveal it's tendrils for feeding.
Related Species:
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae
Genus: Actinia
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A common reisdent of coasts.
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