Species group · Anthozoans
Anemones
WAnimals has 3 species of anemone, spread across 3 families (Actiniidae, Discosomatidae, Stichodactylidae).
- 3 species
- 3 families
- 61 countries
- 35 parks
- Length
- 3 cm – 1 m
- Lifespan
- 60 – 100 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of anemones on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 61 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Aldabra3 species
- Amami Gunto3 species
- Ao Phang Nga3 species
- Archipielago de Bazaruto3 species
- Arrecifes de Tubbataha3 species
- Bali Barat3 species
- Bunaken3 species
- Cape Range3 species
- Con Dao3 species
- East Rennell3 species
- Fakarava3 species
- Gebel Elba3 species
- Abu Dabab (dugongos)diving
- Abu Nuhas (Ghiannis D)diving
- Agincourt Reefsdiving
- Aitutakidiving
- Aldabra Atolldiving
- Alor Archipelagodiving
Did you know…
It eats small invertebrates and young fish, along with nutrients produced by symbiotic zooxanthellae.
From Ritteri Anemone
It resists cellular ageing remarkably well, with documented individuals over 60 to 80 years old.
From Ritteri Anemone
It is the second largest anemone in the world, with an oral disc up to a metre across in exceptional specimens.
From Ritteri Anemone
It hosts clownfish that shelter among its tentacles: the fish acquires a coating on its mucus that stops the anemone recognising it as prey, and in return it defends the anemone from the butterflyfish that nibble at it.
From Giant Anemone
Its sting is among the most powerful of any anemone and can inflict painful burns on a diver.
From Giant Anemone
It contracts until it disappears into the sand when it feels threatened, leaving only a hole in the bottom.
From Giant Anemone
It is, in essence, a coral that has lost its skeleton: its anatomy is that of a coral polyp, but its body is entirely soft.
From Disc Anemone
It can move very slowly and multiply by division, covering large areas of the reef.
From Disc Anemone