Strawberry anemone

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Strawberry Anemone
Strawberry Anemone (Actinia fragacea), the lower shore line at low tide, Lundy, Bristol Channel, UK.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Hexacorallia Order: Actiniaria Genus: Actinia Species: A. fragacea
Diversity
1 Species
Binomial name
Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856
Suborders
Endocoelantheae Nyantheae Protantheae Ptychodacteae

The Strawberry anemone (Actinia fragacea) appears to be confined to the English Channel and south-west England where it is generally found on rocks of the lower shoreline. It has a column which is typically red or dark red, with spots of green, yellow or blue. The tentacles are usually red or purplish. Actinia fragacea is similar in form to the Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) but is typically larger, measuring up to 100mm across the base.

A Californian species Corynactis californica shares the same common name.

[edit] External links

• Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland

• British Marine Life Study Society

• detailed photograph