''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful

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 from the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): *'' Urticina asiatica'' (Averincev, 1967) *'' Urticina clandestina'' Sanamyan N., Sanamyan K. & McDaniel, 2013 *''

Urticina coccinea ''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful sea anemones in the family Actiniidae from the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' (Verrill, 1866) *''

Urticina columbiana ''Urticina columbiana'', common names crusty red anemone, Columbia sand anemone, sand anemone, and the sand-rose anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. Description This species can grow to 25 cm high and can reach ...

'' Verrill, 1922 – crusty red anemone, columbia sand anemone, sand anemone, and sand-rose anemone *''

Urticina coriacea ''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful 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 ...

'' (Cuvier, 1798) – red beaded anemone *''

Urticina crassicornis ''Urticina crassicornis'', commonly known as the mottled anemone, the painted anemone or the Christmas anemone, is a large and common intertidal and subtidal sea anemone. Its habitat includes a large portion of the coastal areas of the norther ...

'' (Müller, 1776) – Christmas anemone''Urticina crassicornis'' (Christmas anemone)
, WSU BeachWatchers *''

Urticina eques ''Urticina eques'' is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is commonly known as the white-spotted rose anemone or strawberry anemone. Taxonomy According to one authority, the populations of ''Urticina eques'' found in the Pac ...

'' (Gosse, 1858) – white-spotted rose anemone or strawberry anemone *''

Urticina felina The dahlia anemone (''Urticina felina'') is a sea anemone found in the north Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Its colour is variable, from deep red to brown or purplish, with green spots and darker tentacles. Dahlia anemones l ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) – northern red anemone *''

Urticina grebelnyi ''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful sea anemones in the family Actiniidae from the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' Sanamyan, N.P. & Sanamyan, K.E., 2006 *''

Urticina macloviana ''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful sea anemones in the family Actiniidae from the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' (Lesson, 1830) *''

Urticina mcpeaki ''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful sea anemones in the family Actiniidae from the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' Hauswaldt & Pearson, 1999 *''

Urticina piscivora ''Urticina piscivora'', common names fish-eating anemone and fish-eating urticina, is a northeast Pacific species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. Description ''Urticina piscivora'' is a large anemone, growing to a maximum height of ...

'' (Sebens & Laakso, 1978) – fish-eating anemone and fish-eating urticina *''

Urticina tuberculata ''Urticina'' is a genus of relatively large and often colorful sea anemones in the family Actiniidae from the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Species The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' Cocks, 1850

References

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Actiniidae Hexacorallia genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg {{Actiniaria-stub