
DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Isarachnanthus maderensis
- Usual depth1–85 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Sean Hartnett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–85 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Photos

(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Xavier Mas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Michael Bommerer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Anemona de bandas
Other scientific names: Cerianthus maderensis, Isarachnanthus cruzi, Saccanthus maderensis
Similar species
banded tube-dwelling anemoneIsarachnanthus nocturnus
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).
- 72 open-data records from 2015 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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