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Actinia
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Actinia

Actinia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.

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17 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Atlantic Beadlet Anemone

speciesActinia equina

Waratah Anemone

speciesActinia tenebrosa

Mediterranean Beadlet Anemone

speciesActinia mediterranea

Strawberry Anemone

speciesActinia fragacea

Plum Anemone

speciesActinia ebhayiensis

Actinia striata

speciesActinia striata

Girdle Anemone

speciesActinia cari

Maroon Anemone

speciesActinia bermudensis

Tinyspotted Anemone

speciesActinia nigropunctata

Actinia sanguineopunctata

speciesActinia sanguineopunctata

Actinia australiensis

speciesActinia australiensis

Cape Verde Anemone

speciesActinia tabella

Scarlet Anemone

speciesActinia sali

Green Sea Anemone

speciesActinia prasina

Actinia grobbeni

speciesActinia grobbeni

Actinia kraemeri

speciesActinia kraemeri

Actinia aster

speciesActinia aster

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126972.