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Lobed Anemone

Antholoba achates

  • Corals and anemones
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth0–114 m
  • Water temperature1–24 °C
  • Best monthsJuly
  • How commonRare
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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 3 records
  • February: 3 records
  • March: 0 records
  • April: 3 records
  • May: 4 records
  • June: 0 records
  • July: 12 records
  • August: 0 records
  • September: 3 records
  • October: 0 records
  • November: 0 records
  • December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–114 m · Deepest record: 254.5 m

  • 0–10 m: 66 records
  • 10–20 m: 10 records
  • 20–30 m: 6 records
  • 30–40 m: 10 records
  • 40–50 m: 6 records
  • 50–60 m: 5 records
  • 60–70 m: 0 records
  • 70–80 m: 3 records
  • 80–90 m: 0 records
  • 90–100 m: 2 records
  • 100–110 m: 2 records
  • 110+ m: 14 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 1–24 °C

  • 0–2 °C: 6 records
  • 2–4 °C: 0 records
  • 4–6 °C: 0 records
  • 6–8 °C: 56 records
  • 8–10 °C: 1 records
  • 10–12 °C: 56 records
  • 12–14 °C: 29 records
  • 14–16 °C: 13 records
  • 16–18 °C: 9 records
  • 18–20 °C: 6 records
  • 20–22 °C: 0 records
  • 22–24 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English
Lobed Anemone
Names in 1 more languages
Spanish
Anémona lobulada

Other scientific names: Actinia achates, Actinia fuegiensis, Actinia reticulata, Actinoloba achates, Actinoloba reticulata, Actinolobopsis reticulata, Antholoba reticulata, Cereus fuegiensis, Discosoma fuegiensis, Metridium achates, Metridium reticulatum, Sagartia achates, Sagartia fuegensis, Sagartia reticulata

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).
  • 250 open-data records from 1846 to 2018.

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