DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Opelet anemone
Anemonia viridis
- Usual depth3–16 m
- Water temperature10–21 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonCommon
About this species
The snakelocks anemone is a sea anemone found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The latter population is however sometimes considered a separate species, the Mediterranean snakelocks anemone.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Snakelocks anemone”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 576 records
- February: 93 records
- March: 202 records
- April: 538 records
- May: 982 records
- June: 1,161 records
- July: 1,202 records
- August: 1,177 records
- September: 1,179 records
- October: 361 records
- November: 155 records
- December: 72 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–16 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 10–21 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Opelet anemone, Snakelocks anemone, opelet anemone, snakelocks anemone, Snakelocks Anemone
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Wachsrose
- Spanish
- anémona común, Anémona Común de Mar, ortiga de mar, Ortiguilla
- French
- anémone de mer verte
- Simplified Chinese
- 溝迎風海葵
Other scientific names: Actinia (Entacmaea) cereus, Actinia phaeochira, Actinia sulcata, Actinia viridis, Actinocereus sulcata, Actinocereus sulcatus, Anemonia aedulis, Anemonia flagellifera, Anemonia sulcata, Anemonia vagans, Anenonia vagans, Anthea cereus, Comactis viridis, Entacmaea phaeochira, Priapus viridis
Similar species
- Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
- Aggregating anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
- Red Waratah Anemone
Actinia tenebrosa
- 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).
- 16,392 open-data records from 1937 to 2023.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.