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Lined anemone

Edwardsiella lineata (Verrill in Baird, 1873)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The lined anemone (Edwardsiella lineata) is a species in the family Edwardsiidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the lined 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 lined anemone live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lined anemone as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Sweden

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the lined 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 lined anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyEdwardsiidae
  6. genusEdwardsiella
  7. SpeciesEdwardsiella lineata (Verrill in Baird, 1873)

Synonyms Edwardsia leidyi, Edwardsia lineata, Edwarsiella lineata, Fagesia lineata

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Leidys burrowing anemoneEnglish
  • Lined anmeoneEnglish
  • Lined sea anemoneEnglish
  • Liniierte AnemoneGerman
  • Anêmona-trombeta-colonialPortuguese
  • parasitanemonSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined anemone

Other species in the same genus Edwardsiella.

Worm anemone

Edwardsiella carnea

EdwardsiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lined anemone an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lined anemone as introduced in 1 country: Sweden, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the lined anemone?

The lined anemone (Edwardsiella lineata) belongs to the family Edwardsiidae 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

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BibTeX
@misc{lined_anemone_2026,
  title = {Lined anemone (Edwardsiella lineata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}