Beadlet anemone

Actinia equina

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–13 m
Water temperature9–29 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and September
How commonCommon

About this species

The beadlet anemone is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of Northern and Western Europe as well as the Mediterranean Sea, along the Atlantic coast of Africa as far south as South Africa, Australia and the coasts of East Asia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 262 records
February: 189 records
March: 386 records
April: 573 records
May: 989 records
June: 1,097 records
July: 1,142 records
August: 1,539 records
September: 1,208 records
October: 554 records
November: 171 records
December: 125 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 1,600 m

0–10 m: 1,170 records
10–20 m: 125 records
20–30 m: 46 records
30–40 m: 11 records
40–50 m: 8 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–29 °C

8–10 °C: 28 records
10–12 °C: 247 records
12–14 °C: 205 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 4 records
18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Beadlet anemone, Plum anemone, Red sea anemone, beadlet anemone, Beadlet Anemone, plum anemone, red sea anemone

Names in 4 more languages

German: Pferdeaktinie, Pferderose, Purpurrose
Spanish: tomate de mar
French: actinie rouge
Japanese: ウメボシイソギンチャク

Other scientific names: Actinea chiococca, Actinea margaritifera, Actinea mesembryanthemum, Actinia (Entacmaea) mesembryanthemum, Actinia (Priapus) equina, Actinia cerasum, Actinia chiococca, Actinia corallina, Actinia equine, Actinia equini, Actinia hemisphaerica, Actinia hemispherica, Actinia margaritifera, Actinia purpurea, Actinia rubra, Priapus equinus, Priapus ruber

Similar species

Red Waratah Anemone
Actinia tenebrosa
Actinia australiensis
Actinia striata
Opelet anemone
Anemonia viridis
Aggregating anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
Small Brown Sea Anemone
Anthopleura hermaphroditica

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
15,777 open-data records from 1919 to 2024.

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