''Actinia'' is a genus of

sea anemone Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classifi ...

s in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of

heteromorphosis Heteromorphosis (//) ( el, έτερος – other; morphe – form) refers to situations where an organ or tissue is different from the expected,"Biology Encyclopedic Dictionary. "Ch. Ed. MS Gilyarov; Editorial Board: AA Babayev, GG Winberg, GA Zav ...

in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): *''

Actinia alba ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Risso, 1826 *'' Actinia annulata'' Gay, 1854 *''

Actinia aster ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Ellis, 1768 *''

Actinia australiensis ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Carlgren, 1950 *''

Actinia bermudensis ''Actinia bermudensis'', the red, maroon or stinging anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. Description ''Actinia bermudensis'' attaches itself to a rock surface by its pedal disc, which can reach 2.5 centimetres (1&nb ...

'' (McMurrich, 1889) *''

Actinia bicornis ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Müller, 1776 *''

Actinia capillata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Gay, 1854 *''

Actinia cari ''Actinia cari'' is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is an uncommon species. Description ''Actinia cari'' grows to approximately 4-5 centimetres wide, and 8 centimetres high. It c ...

'' Delle Chiaje, 1822 *''

Actinia chlorodactyla ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Brandt, 1835 *'' Actinia cinerea'' Gay, 1854 *''

Actinia cleopatrae ''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth. Species The following species are listed in ...

'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834 *''

Actinia curta ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Drayton in Dana, 1846 *''

Actinia delicatula ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' (Hertwig, 1888) *'' Actinia dubia'' Lesson, 1830 *'' Actinia ebhayiensis'' Schama, Mitchell & Solé-Cava, 2011 * Beadlet anemone (''Actinia equina'' ( Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

)) *'' Actinia erythrospilota'' Brandt, 1835 *'' Actinia fiscella'' Müller, 1789 *''

Actinia fragacea ''Actinia fragacea'', commonly known as the strawberry anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the order Actiniaria, that occurs from Norway to Africa, including adjacent islands (the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde) and the Mediterranean. ...

'' Tugwell, 1856, Strawberry anemone *'' Actinia gelatinosa'' Moseley, 1877 *'' Actinia gemma'' Drayton in Dana, 1846 *'' Actinia gracilis'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834 *'' Actinia graminea'' Drayton in Dana, 1846 *'' Actinia grobbeni'' Watzl, 1922 *''

Actinia iris ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Müller, 1789 *''

Actinia kraemeri ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Pax, 1914 *''

Actinia laurentii ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Brandt, 1835 *''

Actinia mamillaris ''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth. Species The following species are listed in ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 *''

Actinia mediterranea ''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.Actinia mertensii'' Brandt, 1835 *''

Actinia minutissima ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Le Sueur, 1817 *''

Actinia mucilaginosa ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' *''

Actinia nigropunctata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' den Hartog & Ocaña, 2003 *''

Actinia obtruncata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Stimpson, 1853 *''

Actinia ostraearum ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Gay, 1854 *''

Actinia papuana ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regis ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 *''

Actinia prasina ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Gosse, 1860 *''

Actinia punctata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Gay, 1854 *''

Actinia pusilla ''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth. Species The following species are listed in ...

'' Swartz, 1788 *'' Actinia reclinata'' Bosc, 1802 *''

Actinia rosea ''Sagartia elegans'', the elegant anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae. It is found in coastal areas of northwest Europe at depths down to 50 metres. Description The base of ''S. elegans'' is wider than the column and ...

'' Risso, 1826 *'' Actinia rosula'' Ehrenberg, 1834 *''

Actinia rubida ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Holdsworth, 1855 *''

Actinia rufa ''Metridium senile'', or frilled anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Metridiidae. As a member of the genus ''Metridium'', it is a type of plumose anemone and is found in the seas off north-western Europe and both the east and wes ...

'' Müller, 1776 *'' Actinia sali'' Monteiro, Sole-Cava & Thorpe, 1997 *''

Actinia sanguineo-punctata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Templeton, 1841 *''

Actinia simplex ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Ehrenberg, 1834 *''

Actinia sinensis ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Andres, 1883 *'' Actinia striata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 *'' Actinia striata'' Rizzi, 1907 *'' Actinia strigata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 *''

Actinia tabella ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Registe ...

'' Drayton in Dana, 1846 *''

Actinia taeniata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Gay, 1854 *''

Actinia tenebrosa ''Actinia tenebrosa'', commonly known as the waratah anemone, is the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and New Zealand (where it is known in Māori as kōtore, or kōtoretore). It is found relatively hi ...

'' Farquhar, 1898 *''

Actinia tilesii ''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth. Species The following species are listed in ...

'' Milne Edwards, 1857 *''

Actinia timida ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Verrill, 1868 *''

Actinia tongana ''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth. Species The following species are listed in ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 *''

Actinia truncata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Müller, 1776 *''

Actinia varians ''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth. Species The following species are listed in ...

'' Müller, 1806 *''

Actinia violacea ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Risso, 1826 *''

Actinia volva ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Reg ...

'' Müller, 1776 *''

Actinia zonata ''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. Species The following species are listed in the World Regist ...

'' Rathke, 1836 Image:Actinia cari.jpg, ''

'' Image:Aberdour bay, beadlet anemone in rock-pool - geograph.org.uk - 824521.jpg, ''

Actinia equina The beadlet anemone (''Actinia equina'') is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of the British Isles. Its range extends to the rest of Western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of Africa as f ...

'' Image:Strawberry anemone near Wembury.jpg, ''

'' Image:Actinia schmidti.JPG, ''

References

Actiniidae Hexacorallia genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Actiniaria-stub