Anjuna Anemone

About this species

Anthopleura anjunae is a species of sea anemone. It is found in South and Southeast Asia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 105 records
February: 82 records
March: 75 records
April: 70 records
May: 68 records
June: 21 records
July: 13 records
August: 39 records
September: 52 records
October: 69 records
November: 84 records
December: 81 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m

0–10 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 28°C

28–30 °C: 4 records

Photos

(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaunak Modi · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Paulmathi Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Divya Mudappa, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Anjuna Anemone

Similar species

Aggregating anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
Small Brown Sea Anemone
Anthopleura hermaphroditica
Anthopleura anneae
Anthopleura buddemeieri
Banded Bead Anemone
Anthopleura dixoniana
Anthopleura fuscoviridis

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).
Species data updated October 31, 2026.