Frilly Tube Anemone

About this species

Pachycerianthus fimbriatus is a cerianthid anemone that burrows in substrate and lives in a semi-rigid tube made of felted nematocysts. The anemone is often seen in bright orange to red.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 90 records
February: 106 records
March: 87 records
April: 90 records
May: 93 records
June: 97 records
July: 99 records
August: 105 records
September: 120 records
October: 114 records
November: 28,998 records
December: 52 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–18 m · Deepest record: 3,241 m

0–10 m: 7,885 records
10–20 m: 18,813 records
20–30 m: 1,274 records
30–40 m: 94 records
40–50 m: 10 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 14 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–18 °C

8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 22 records
12–14 °C: 7 records
14–16 °C: 882 records
16–18 °C: 82 records

Photos

(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) gabbieb, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Michael Bear, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Michael Bear, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) gabbieb, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Frilly Tube Anemone, Fringed Cerianthid, Tube Anemone, Tube Dwelling Anemone

Names in 1 more languages

Spanish: Anémona Tubo del Pacífico, Anémona tubular

Other scientific names: Cerianthus elongatus, Pachycerianthus plicatus

Similar species

Banded tube anemone
Pachycerianthus delwynae
Pachycerianthus fiordlandensis
Pachycerianthus maua
Cylinder anemone
Cerianthus membranaceus
Ceriantheopsis microbotanica
Ceriantheopsis zealandiaensis

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).
53,660 open-data records from 1969 to 2026.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.