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title: "Aggregating Anemone"
description: "Anthopleura elegantissima — Inne zwierzęta. The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima), or clonal anemone, is the most abundant species of sea anemone found on rocky, tide swept shores along the Pacific coast of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/aggregating-anemone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Aggregating Anemone

> Anthopleura elegantissima — Inne zwierzęta. The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima), or clonal anemone,  is the most abundant species of sea anemone found on rocky, tide swept shores along the Pacific coast of North America.

- Scientific name: *Anthopleura elegantissima*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 33259
- Wikidata: [Q1626154](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1626154)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52564](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52564)

## Names

- en: Aggregating Anemone
- de: Klon-Anemone
- es: Anémona elegante

## Countries with the most observations

US (23423), CA (8537), MX (92)

## Summary

The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima), or clonal anemone,  is the most abundant species of sea anemone found on rocky, tide swept shores along the Pacific coast of North America. This cnidarian hosts endosymbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that contribute substantially to primary productivity in the intertidal zone. The aggregating anemone has become a model organism for the study of temperate cnidarian-algal symbioses. They are most well known for the ability to clone themselves.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: funnieanimals · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193689855

## Machine access

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