Family
Common name: Sea Anemones
Scientific name: Actiniidae
The family Actiniidae, commonly known as sea anemones, is a diverse group of marine invertebrates that exhibit a wide range of colors, shapes, and sizes. They are well-known for their symbiotic relationships with clownfish, which seek refuge among their tentacles. Sea anemones anchor themselves to rocks or coral substrates using their adhesive foot, called a pedal disc. They capture prey with their venomous tentacles, which contain specialized cells called cnidocytes. In the aquarium, they require stable water conditions and moderate to high lighting to thrive. They can reproduce asexually by pedal laceration or sexually by releasing gametes into the water.
- Common name: Beadlet anemoneScientific name: Actinia equina
- Common name: Strawberry anemoneScientific name: Actinia fragacea
- Common name: Waratah anemoneScientific name: Actinia tenebrosa
- Common name: Manjano AnemoneScientific name: Anemonia manjano
- Common name: Snakelocks anemoneScientific name: Anemonia viridis
- Common name: giant green anemoneScientific name: Anthopleura xanthogrammica
- Common name: Golden anemoneScientific name: Condylactis aurantiaca
- Common name: giant caribbean anenoneScientific name: Condylactis gigantea
- Common name: Bubble Tip AnemoneScientific name: Entacmaea quadricolor
- Common name: Long-tentacle AnemoneScientific name: Macrodactyla doreensis
- Common name: Dahlia anemoneScientific name: Urticina felina