DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Mesactinia ganensis
- Usual depth2 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) luluchouette, 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: 5 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 15 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) Huey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Frank Ashwood, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Frank Ashwood, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- スズナリイソギンチャク
Other scientific names: Mesactinia ganesis
Similar species
Beadlet anemoneActinia equina
Opelet anemoneAnemonia viridis
Aggregating anemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Red Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Small Brown Sea AnemoneAnthopleura hermaphroditica
Green AnemoneAulactinia veratra
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).
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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