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title: "Parasitic Anemone"
description: "Calliactis parasitica — Inne zwierzęta. Calliactis parasitica is a species of sea anemone associated with hermit crabs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/parasitic-anemone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Parasitic Anemone

> Calliactis parasitica — Inne zwierzęta. Calliactis parasitica is a species of sea anemone associated with hermit crabs.

- Scientific name: *Calliactis parasitica*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 979
- Wikidata: [Q441156](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441156)
- iNaturalist taxon: [358550](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/358550)

## Names

- en: Parasitic Anemone
- de: Schmarotzerrose
- fr: Anémone parasite

## Countries with the most observations

FR (286), PT (264), ES (116), JE (44), GB (40), IT (40), GR (12), HR (9), MA (7), SI (4)

## Summary

Calliactis parasitica is a species of sea anemone associated with hermit crabs. It lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea at depths between the intertidal zone and 60 m (200 ft). It is up to 10 cm × 8 cm (3.9 in × 3.1 in) in size, with up to 700 tentacles, and is very variable in colour. The relationship between C. parasitica and the hermit crab is mutualistic: the sea anemone protects the hermit crab with its stings, and benefits from the food thrown up by the hermit crab's movements.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Patrick Le Mao · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145493392

## Machine access

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