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Green anemone

Aulactinia veratra (Drayton in Dana, 1846)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

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

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Quick facts about the green 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 green anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the green 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 green anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActiniidae
  6. genusAulactinia
  7. SpeciesAulactinia veratra (Drayton in Dana, 1846)

Synonyms Actinia veratra, Bunodactis verruculata, Cnidopus verater, Cnidopus veratra, Cribrina verruculata, Phymactis veratra

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Green Snakelock anemoneEnglish
  • Anêmona-verde-de-tentáculos-longosPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green anemone

Other species in the same genus Aulactinia.

Gem anemone

Aulactinia stella

ActiniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the green anemone?

The green anemone (Aulactinia veratra) 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). Green anemone (Aulactinia veratra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aulactinia-veratra

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{aulactinia_veratra_2026,
  title = {Green anemone (Aulactinia veratra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aulactinia-veratra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}