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Jewel anemone

Nemanthus nitidus (Wassilieff, 1908)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The jewel anemone (Nemanthus nitidus) is a species in the family Nemanthidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the jewel 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 jewel anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the jewel 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 jewel anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyNemanthidae
  6. genusNemanthus
  7. SpeciesNemanthus nitidus (Wassilieff, 1908)

Synonyms Namanthus nitidus, Sagartia nitida

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Zebra gorgonian wrapperEnglish
  • SchmuckanemoneGerman
  • ウスアカイソギンチャクJapanese
  • 담홍말미잘Korean
  • Anêmona-de-gorgônia-zebraPortuguese
  • 光輝線海葵Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jewel anemone

Other species in the same genus Nemanthus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the jewel anemone?

The jewel anemone (Nemanthus nitidus) belongs to the family Nemanthidae 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). Jewel anemone (Nemanthus nitidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nemanthus-nitidus

MLA

“Jewel anemone (Nemanthus nitidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nemanthus-nitidus.

BibTeX
@misc{nemanthus_nitidus_2026,
  title = {Jewel anemone (Nemanthus nitidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nemanthus-nitidus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}