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Sand dahlia

Oulactis magna (Stuckey, 1909)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The sand dahlia (Oulactis magna) is a species in the family Actiniidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the sand dahlia

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 sand dahlia live?

Not recorded

Is the sand dahlia 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 sand dahlia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyActiniidae
  6. genusOulactis
  7. SpeciesOulactis magna (Stuckey, 1909)

Synonyms Cradactis magna, Isocradactis magna

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Giant shore anemoneEnglish
  • kōtore tino nuiMāori
  • Anêmona-gigante-maoriPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sand dahlia

Other species in the same genus Oulactis.

CompareSand dahlia vs Sand anemoneSand dahlia vs Japan anemoneSand dahlia vs Oulactis cinctaSand dahlia vs Oulactis coliumensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sand dahlia?

The sand dahlia (Oulactis magna) belongs to the family Actiniidae 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). Sand dahlia (Oulactis magna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-dahlia

MLA

“Sand dahlia (Oulactis magna).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-dahlia.

BibTeX
@misc{sand_dahlia_2026,
  title = {Sand dahlia (Oulactis magna)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-dahlia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}