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title: "Sun anemone"
description: "Stichodactyla helianthus — Altri animali. Stichodactyla helianthus, commonly known as sun anemone, is a sea anemone of the family Stichodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sun-anemone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sun anemone

> Stichodactyla helianthus — Altri animali. Stichodactyla helianthus, commonly known as sun anemone, is a sea anemone of the family Stichodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Stichodactyla helianthus*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 884
- Wikidata: [Q2575861](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2575861)
- iNaturalist taxon: [194210](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/194210)

## Names

- en: Sun anemone
- es: Anémona sol
- fr: Anémone solaire

## Countries with the most observations

MX (166), PA (88), PR (55), GP (51), BZ (50), MQ (44), CU (36), JM (35), DO (31), HN (31), US (31), CW (30)

## Summary

Stichodactyla helianthus, commonly known as sun anemone, is a sea anemone of the family Stichodactylidae. Helianthus stems from the Greek words ἡλιος (meaning sun), and  ἀνθος, meaning flower. S. helianthus is a large, green, sessile, carpet-like sea anemone, from the Caribbean. It lives in shallow areas with mild to strong currents.

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

## Photo

![Sun anemone](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sun-anemone/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yellowbluetofu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328269168

## Machine access

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