Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Urticina felina
- Common name
- Dahlia anemone
- Category
- Corals
- Family
- Tealidae
- Genus
- Urticina
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef, sand, coralligenous
- Behaviours
- sessile, predator, venomous
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic
Description
Urticina felina reaches 15 cm diameter and 10 cm height. Stocky column often covered with adhering gravel. Oral disc radiating white, red, pink. Up to 160 banded tentacles, often pink-white. Lives from 0 to 100 m on exposed rocks from Norway to Portugal. Predator, captures small fish and crustaceans with stinging cnidocytes. Can fully retract. Classic photo subject of Atlantic coasts.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Dahlia anemone dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Dahlia anemone?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Dahlia anemone?
- Found in: East Atlantic.
Other species in the family Tealidae
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 100834)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2256780)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia