---
title: "Sunburst Anemone"
description: "Anthopleura sola — Weitere Tiere. The starburst anemone or sunburst anemone (Anthopleura sola) is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/sunburst-anemone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sunburst Anemone

> Anthopleura sola — Weitere Tiere. The starburst anemone or sunburst anemone (Anthopleura sola) is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae.

- Scientific name: *Anthopleura sola*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 33401
- Wikidata: [Q1866451](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1866451)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49051](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49051)

## Names

- en: Sunburst Anemone
- es: Anémona estrella

## Countries with the most observations

US (31046), MX (843)

## Summary

The starburst anemone or sunburst anemone (Anthopleura sola) is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. The sunburst anemone was formerly considered the solitary form of the common aggregating anemone, but was identified as a separate species in 2000.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburst_anemone

## Photo

![Sunburst Anemone](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sunburst-anemone/medium.jpg)

Photo: ant, like the bug · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101684736

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sunburst-anemone?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).