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Gem anemone

Aulactinia stella (Verrill, 1864)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The gem anemone (Aulactinia stella) is a species in the family Actiniidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the gem anemone

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gem anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the gem anemone endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gem anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActiniidae
  6. genusAulactinia
  7. SpeciesAulactinia stella (Verrill, 1864)

Synonyms Bunodactis stella, Bunodes spectabilis, Bunodes stella, Cribina stella, Cribrina stella, Tealiopsis stella

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Silver spotted anemoneEnglish
  • Silver-spotted anemoneEnglish
  • Silver-spotted sea anemoneEnglish
  • anémone à points blancsFrench
  • Anêmona-peroladaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gem anemone

Other species in the same genus Aulactinia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gem anemone?

The gem anemone (Aulactinia stella) belongs to the family Actiniidae in the order Actiniaria.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gem anemone (Aulactinia stella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aulactinia-stella

MLA

“Gem anemone (Aulactinia stella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aulactinia-stella.

BibTeX
@misc{aulactinia_stella_2026,
  title = {Gem anemone (Aulactinia stella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aulactinia-stella},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}