DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Actinodendron alcyonoideum
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Actinia alcyonoidea, Actinodendron alcynoideum, Actinodendron alcyonideum, Actinodendron alcyonidium, Actinodendron alcyonoidea
Similar species
Tree anemoneActinodendron arboreum
- Branching anemone
Actinodendron glomeratum
- Branching anemone
Actinodendron plumosum
- Haeckel's anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 67 open-data records from 1975 to 1975.
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