DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Pachycerianthus maua
- Usual depth11–287 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
About this species
Pachycerianthus maua, known informally as the banded tube anemone, is a species of tube-dwelling anemone in the genus Pachycerianthus. The species is distinctive by multi-color bands that are located on its tentacle arms, and the species has been observed in Asia and off the coast of Madagascar.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pachycerianthus maua”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–287 m · Deepest record: 287 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ネッタイハナギンチャク
Other scientific names: Cerianthus mana, Cerianthus maua, Cerianthus maúa, Pachycerianthus mana
Similar species
Frilly Tube AnemonePachycerianthus fimbriatus
Banded tube anemonePachycerianthus delwynae
Cylinder anemoneCerianthus membranaceus
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).
- 6 open-data records from 2024 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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