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Crevice anemone

Anthopleura michaelseni (Pax, 1920)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The crevice anemone (Anthopleura michaelseni) is a species in the family Actiniidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the crevice 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 crevice anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the crevice 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 crevice anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActiniidae
  6. genusAnthopleura
  7. SpeciesAnthopleura michaelseni (Pax, 1920)

Synonyms Bunodactis michaelseni

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Large dark anemoneEnglish
  • Long-tentacled anemoneEnglish
  • Donker- See-anemoonAfrikaans
  • Anêmona-de-poça-de-tentáculos-longosPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crevice anemone

Other species in the same genus Anthopleura.

Sun anemone

Anthopleura sola

ActiniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crevice anemone?

The crevice anemone (Anthopleura michaelseni) 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). Crevice anemone (Anthopleura michaelseni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crevice-anemone

MLA

“Crevice anemone (Anthopleura michaelseni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crevice-anemone.

BibTeX
@misc{crevice_anemone_2026,
  title = {Crevice anemone (Anthopleura michaelseni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crevice-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}