#4981 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co

Strawberry Anemone

🇳🇱 Aardbeianemoon ·Actinia fragacea

🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © luismartinezartola · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Ron Pasieczna · CC BY 4.0
3. © Mario Quevedo · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © João Pedro Silva · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Baiona, Prowincja Pontevedra, Hiszpania:© Fenri · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Cardigan Bay, Aberystwyth, Wales, GB:© bumblebee133 · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1, UK:© bailey07 · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 8670-156 Vale da Telha, Portugal:© isabel-g · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Finistère, Bretagne, FR:© Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Cork, IE:© Ann Haigh · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The strawberry anemone ( Actinia fragacea ) is an Anthozoan of the order Actiniaria, a sea anemone, that occurs from Norway to Africa, including adjacent islands (Azores, Canary Islands and Cape Verde) and the Mediterranean. It is generally found on rocks of the lower shoreline and depths up to 8–10 metres (26–33 ft).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,900iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,900 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by George Tugwell in 1856 (170 years ago).