Swimming anemone

About this species

Boloceroides is a genus of sea anemones in the family Boloceroididae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Boloceroides mcmurrichi. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate oceans.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 43 records
February: 58 records
March: 39 records
April: 59 records
May: 95 records
June: 70 records
July: 78 records
August: 54 records
September: 37 records
October: 42 records
November: 64 records
December: 45 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–26 m · Deepest record: 51.8 m

0–10 m: 69 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 12 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 16 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 94 records
26–28 °C: 106 records
28–30 °C: 63 records

Photos

(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Schofield · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Greg III Espera, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Swimming anemone

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オヨギイソギンチャク

Other scientific names: Bolocera mc murrichi, Bolocera mcmurrichi, Boloceroides hermafroditica, Boloceroides hermaphoditica, Boloceroides hermaphroditica, Boloceroides lilae, Boloceroides liliae, Boloceroides macmurrichi, Boloceroides mc murrichi, Nectothela lilae

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).
320 open-data records from 1902 to 2025.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.