Red rockpool anemone (Cribrinopsis crassa)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Cribrinopsis crassa
- Common name
- Red rockpool anemone
- Category
- Corals
- Family
- Tealidae
- Genus
- Cribrinopsis
- Size
- 10–30 cm
- Depth
- 5–50 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky, reef
- Behaviours
- sessile, symbiotic
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic, Mediterranean
Description
Cribrinopsis crassa reaches 30 cm across. Large massive anemone with a wide red-to-orange disc and short thick translucent reddish tentacles. Lives on rocky walls and in coralligenous crevices in the Mediterranean between 5 and 50 m. Sometimes hosts the shrimp Periclimenes sagittifer in protective symbiosis (shrimp cleans the anemone and takes shelter from predators). Moderate urticating sting.
Photo of Red rockpool anemone
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Red rockpool anemone?
- Red rockpool anemone (Cribrinopsis crassa) reaches 10–30 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Red rockpool anemone?
- Red rockpool anemone is found between 5–50 m deep.
- Is the Red rockpool anemone dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Red rockpool anemone?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Red rockpool anemone?
- Found in: East Atlantic, Mediterranean.
Other species in the family Tealidae
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 100823)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2256805)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia