APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Spirularia (Order)
Cerianthidae (Family)
Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) >
Actiniaria (Order)
Anenthemonae (Suborder) > Edwardsioidea (Superfamily) > Edwardsiidae (Family)
Nematostella
Nematostella vectensis Stephenson, 1935
- Starlet sea anemone (non-native species)
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Actinioidea (Superfamily) > Actiniidae (Family)
Actinia
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Beadlet anemone - various images
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Beadlet anemone - distinct scarlet form
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Beadlet anemone - striped, dashed and dotted forms
Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856 - Strawberry anemone
Actinia prasina Gosse, 1860 - A Sea anemone
Anemonia
Anemonia viridis (Forskål, 1775)
- Snakelocks anemone or Opelet
Anthopleura
Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1851)
- Red speckled anemone or Red speckled pimplet
Anthopleura thallia (Gosse, 1854) - Glaucus pimplet
Aulactinia
Aulactinia verrucosa (Pennant, 1777)
- Gem anemone or Gem pimplet
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Actinioidea (Superfamily) > Capneidae (Family)
Capnea
Capnea sanguinea Forbes, 1841 - Imperial anemone
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Actinioidea (Superfamily) > Haloclavidae (Family)
Peachia
Peachia cylindrica (Reid, 1848)
- Clock face anemone
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Aiptasiidae (Family)
Aiptasiogeton
Aiptasiogeton pellucidus var. comatus Manuel, 1988
- Fairy anemone
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Diadumenidae (Family)
Diadumene
Diadumene lineata (Verrill, 1869)
- Orange-striped anemone (non-native species)
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Gonactiniidae (Family)
Gonactinia
Gonactinia prolifera (Sars, 1835) - A Sea anemone
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Hormathiidae (Family)
Adamsia
Adamsia palliata (Fabricius, 1779)
syn. Adamsia carciniopados - Cloak anemone
Calliactis
Calliactis parasitica (Couch, 1842)
- Hermit, Parasite or Parasitic anemone
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Metridiidae (Family)
Metridium
Metridium dianthus (Ellis, 1768) syn. M. senile
- Plumose anemone
Enthemonae (Suborder) > Metridioidea (Superfamily) > Sagartiidae (Family)
Actinothoe
Actinothoe sphyrodeta (Gosse, 1858)
- Sandalled anemone
Cereus
Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant, 1777) - Daisy anemone
Cylista
Cylista elegans (Dalyell, 1848) syn. Sagartia elegans
- Elegant sea anemone
Cylista troglodytes (Price in Johnston, 1847) syn. Sagartia
troglodytes - Mud sagartia or Cave dwelling anemone
Sagartia
Sagartia undata (Müller, 1778) syn. Sagartiogeton undatus
- Small snakelocks anemone
Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) >
Corallimorpharia (Order)
Corallimorphidae (Family)
Corynactis
Corynactis viridis Allman, 1846
- Jewel anemone or Globehorn
Other images of Sea anemones
Sea anemone larvae
European Names - Anemones, Anemonen, Anemones, Anemonas, Anemoni.
