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Ghost anemone

Diadumene leucolena (Verrill, 1866)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The ghost anemone (Diadumene leucolena) is a species in the family Diadumenidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the ghost 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 ghost anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the ghost 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 ghost anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyDiadumenidae
  6. genusDiadumene
  7. SpeciesDiadumene leucolena (Verrill, 1866)

Synonyms Cylista leucolena, Cylista leuconela, Cylista levolena, Diadumene leucolens, Diadumine leucolena, Sagartia leucolena

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Pallid anemoneEnglish
  • White anemoneEnglish
  • GeisteraktinieGerman
  • Anêmona-de-poça-fantasmaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ghost anemone

Other species in the same genus Diadumene.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ghost anemone?

The ghost anemone (Diadumene leucolena) belongs to the family Diadumenidae in the order Actiniaria.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ghost anemone (Diadumene leucolena). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ghost-anemone

MLA

“Ghost anemone (Diadumene leucolena).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ghost-anemone.

BibTeX
@misc{ghost_anemone_2026,
  title = {Ghost anemone (Diadumene leucolena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ghost-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}