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Hell's fire anemone

Actinodendron alcyonoideum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The hell's fire anemone (Actinodendron alcyonoideum) is a species in the family Actinodendridae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the hell's fire 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 hell's fire anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the hell's fire 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 hell's fire anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActinodendridae
  6. genusActinodendron
  7. SpeciesActinodendron alcyonoideum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Synonyms Actinia alcyonoidea, Actinodendron alcynoideum, Actinodendron alcyonideum, Actinodendron alcyonidium, Actinodendron alcyonoidea

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Anêmona-flor-do-infernoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hell's fire anemone

Other species in the same genus Actinodendron.

Tree anemone

Actinodendron arboreum

ActinodendridaeNo free photo yet

CompareHell's fire anemone vs Tree anemoneHell's fire anemone vs Pinnate anemoneHell's fire anemone vs Branching anemoneHell's fire anemone vs Actinodendron hansingorum

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What kind of animal is the hell's fire anemone?

The hell's fire anemone (Actinodendron alcyonoideum) belongs to the family Actinodendridae 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). Hell's fire anemone (Actinodendron alcyonoideum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hells-fire-anemone

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“Hell's fire anemone (Actinodendron alcyonoideum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hells-fire-anemone.

BibTeX
@misc{hells_fire_anemone_2026,
  title = {Hell's fire anemone (Actinodendron alcyonoideum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hells-fire-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}