Opelet Anemone (Anemonia viridis)

Invertebrateverified

Anemonia viridis

(Forsskål, 1775)

Opelet Anemone

Also known as: Snakelocks Anemone

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Max size

18 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Actiniaria

Family

Actiniidae

Where to find it

common

France (Atlantic)Gibraltar Spain (Galicia)

occasional

Cyprus France Montenegro

rare

Ireland Malta Portugal Spain Spain (Canary Islands)United Kingdom

Recorded on DIVR

La Madonnina - Civitavecchia· Italy

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