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.

  1. Closeup shot of a beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) underwater
    Common name: Beadlet anemone
    Scientific name: Actinia equina
  2. White-spotted Rose Anemone
    Common name: Strawberry anemone
    Scientific name: Actinia fragacea
  3. Waratah Anemones underwater
    Common name: Waratah anemone
    Scientific name: Actinia tenebrosa
  4. Common name: Manjano Anemone
    Scientific name: Anemonia manjano
  5. Mediterranean Sea Anemone (Snakelocks Anemone, Anemonia Viridis), Kornati Archipelago, Adriatic Sea, Croatia
    Common name: Snakelocks anemone
    Scientific name: Anemonia viridis
  6. Anemone Mandala 03
    Common name: giant green anemone
    Scientific name: Anthopleura xanthogrammica
  7. Golden anemone -(Condylactis aurantiaca), sea anemone in to the Mediterranean sea
    Common name: Golden anemone
    Scientific name: Condylactis aurantiaca
  8. Sea Anemone floating in water - Condylactis gigantea
    Common name: giant caribbean anenone
    Scientific name: Condylactis gigantea
  9. Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
    Common name: Bubble Tip Anemone
    Scientific name: Entacmaea quadricolor
  10. Anemonenfische an einer Korkenzieher-Anemone
    Common name: Long-tentacle Anemone
    Scientific name: Macrodactyla doreensis
  11. Northern Red Anemone underwater in the St. Lawrence River
    Common name: Dahlia anemone
    Scientific name: Urticina felina