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Opelet anemone

Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The opelet anemone (Anemonia viridis) is a species in the family Actiniidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the opelet 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 opelet anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the opelet 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 opelet anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActiniidae
  6. genusAnemonia
  7. SpeciesAnemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Actinia cereus, Actinia phaeochira, Actinia sulcata, Actinia viridis, Actinocereus sulcata, Actinocereus sulcatus, Anemonia aedulis, Anemonia flagellifera, Anemonia sulcata, Anemonia sulcata var. viridis, Anemonia vagans, Anenonia vagans, Anthea cereus, Comactis viridis, Entacmaea phaeochira, Priapus viridis

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Snakelocks anemoneEnglish
  • anémona de marAsturian
  • Fideus VerdsCatalan
  • sasanka zelenáCzech
  • WachsroseGerman
  • ΜαλλούσαGreek
  • OrtiguillaSpanish
  • anémone de mer verteFrench
  • דונגית צורבתHebrew
  • Smeđa vlasuljaCroatian
  • zöld viaszrózsaHungarian
  • morosaItalian
  • Žalsvoji anemonijaLithuanian
  • SvianemoneNorwegian Bokmål
  • wasroosDutch
  • Anêmona-real-verdePortuguese
  • anemonia kaçurreleAlbanian
  • 溝迎風海葵Chinese
  • anèmona de mar comunaCatalan
  • Anemone de mar comunaCatalan
  • fideus de marCatalan
  • Θαλάσσια ΑνεμώνηGreek
  • anémona comúnSpanish
  • Anémona Común de MarSpanish
  • ortiga de marSpanish
  • Anemone di mare comuneItalian
  • capelli di VenereItalian
  • Ortica di MareItalian
  • draadroosDutch
  • Anémona-comumPortuguese
  • Anémona-do-marPortuguese
  • Anêmona-real-do-MediterrâneoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the opelet anemone

Other species in the same genus Anemonia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the opelet anemone?

The opelet anemone (Anemonia viridis) 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). Opelet anemone (Anemonia viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/opelet-anemone

MLA

“Opelet anemone (Anemonia viridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/opelet-anemone.

BibTeX
@misc{opelet_anemone_2026,
  title = {Opelet anemone (Anemonia viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/opelet-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}