DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Anthopleura japonica
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature14–22 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 28 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 24 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–22 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ヨロイイソギンチャク
- Korean
- 갈색꽃해변말미잘
Other scientific names: Anthopleura macmurrichi, Anthopleura mcmurrichi, Gyractis japonica
Similar species
- Aggregating anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
- Small Brown Sea Anemone
Anthopleura hermaphroditica
- Anjuna Anemone
Anthopleura anjunae
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).
- 200 open-data records from 1969 to 2013.
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