Beadlet anemone
Actinia equina
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Actiniidae
- Genus
- Actinia
Where to Find
Found in 21 diving areas across 11 countries and 3 regions.
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 7 records
- Ulleungdo, South Korea - 2 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 5 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 3 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 3 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 8 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 6 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 10 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 5 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 2 records
- Halkidiki, Greece - 14 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 214 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 138 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 3 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 1 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 654 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 517 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 346 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 549 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 422 records