DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Giant anemone
Stichodactyla gigantea
- Usual depth0–20 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Stichodactyla gigantea, commonly known as the giant carpet anemone, is a species of sea anemone that lives in the Hawaii, USA, North America, and Indo-Pacific area. It can be kept in an aquarium but is a very challenging species to keep alive and healthy for more than 3–5 years.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–20 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Giant anemone, Giant carpet anemone, Gigantic sea anemone, giant anemone, giant carpet anemone, gigantic sea anemone
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Mertens Anemone, Nessellose Riesenanemone, Riesenanemone
- Japanese
- ハタゴイソギンチャク
- Simplified Chinese
- 巨型列指海葵
Other scientific names: Actinia amethystina, Actinia brevitentacula, Actinia gigantea, Actinia Gigas, Actinia gygas, Actinia parvitentaculata, Discosoma gigantea, Discosoma giganteum, Discosoma kenti, Isacmaea gigantea, Polyparium ambulans, Priapus giganteus, Radianthus parvitentaculata, Radianthus parvitentaculatus, Stichodactyla kenti, Stoichactis (Priapus) giganteum, Stoichactis gigantea, Stoichactis giganteum, Stoichactis giganteus, Stoichactis gigantium, Stoichactis intermedia, Stoichactis kenti
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).
- 268 open-data records from 1775 to 2006.
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