Lined sea anemone

Edwardsiella lineata

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth5–100 m
Water temperature-2–29 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Edwardsiella lineata, the lined anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae. It is native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean where it occurs in the subtidal zone.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 35 records
February: 50 records
March: 66 records
April: 46 records
May: 65 records
June: 69 records
July: 108 records
August: 138 records
September: 99 records
October: 70 records
November: 41 records
December: 46 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–100 m · Deepest record: 1,226 m

0–10 m: 9 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 18 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 11 records
50–60 m: 7 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 11 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 11 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 2 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 450 records
14–16 °C: 59 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 175 records
22–24 °C: 19 records
24–26 °C: 72 records
26–28 °C: 10 records
28–30 °C: 17 records

Names and classification

English: Lined sea anemone, Leidys burrowing anemone, lined anemone, lined anmeone, lined sea anemone, Lined Sea Anemone

Names in 1 more languages

German: Liniierte Anemone

Other scientific names: Edwardsia leidyi, Edwardsia lineata, Fagesia lineata

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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).
812 open-data records from 1881 to 2025.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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