#4977 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co

Mediterranean Beadlet Anemone

Actinia mediterranea

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

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what is it?

Actinia mediterranea is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores all along its range in the Mediterranean Sea, Portuguese shores and the coast of north western Africa. Because of its strong resemblance with Actinia equina , they are often confused and share certain common names as Beadlet anemone.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,324iNaturalist 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.
4,324 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Hajo Schmidt in 1971 (55 years ago).