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Cherry anemone

Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The cherry anemone (Actinia tenebrosa) is a species in the family Actiniidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the cherry 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 cherry anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the cherry 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 cherry anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActiniidae
  6. genusActinia
  7. SpeciesActinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898

Synonyms Actinia teneblosa

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Maori red anemoneEnglish
  • Red sea anemoneEnglish
  • Red waratah anemoneEnglish
  • Waratah anemoneEnglish
  • pomodoro di mare maoriItalian
  • KōtoreMāori
  • Anêmona-vermelha-maoriPortuguese
  • KōtoretoreMāori

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cherry anemone

Other species in the same genus Actinia.

Red anemone

Actinia bermudensis

ActiniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cherry anemone?

The cherry anemone (Actinia tenebrosa) 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). Cherry anemone (Actinia tenebrosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-anemone

MLA

“Cherry anemone (Actinia tenebrosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-anemone.

BibTeX
@misc{cherry_anemone_2026,
  title = {Cherry anemone (Actinia tenebrosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}