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title: "Atlantic Beadlet Anemone"
description: "Actinia equina — Outros animais. The beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of Northern and Western Europe as well as the Mediterranean Sea, along the Atlantic coast of Africa as far south as South Africa, Australia and the coasts of East Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/atlantic-beadlet-anemone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Atlantic Beadlet Anemone

> Actinia equina — Outros animais. The beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of Northern and Western Europe as well as the Mediterranean Sea, along the Atlantic coast of Africa as far south as South Africa, Australia and the coasts of East Asia.

- Scientific name: *Actinia equina*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 14030
- Wikidata: [Q580826](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q580826)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130085](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130085)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Beadlet Anemone
- de: Pferdeaktinie
- es: Tomate de mar
- fr: Actinie rouge
- nl: Rode paardenanemoon
- pl: Ukwiał koński

## Countries with the most observations

GB (7841), FR (1770), PT (814), IE (780), ES (491), NO (172), JE (73), NL (62), US (57), GG (41), BE (29), MA (22)

## Summary

The beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of Northern and Western Europe as well as the Mediterranean Sea, along the Atlantic coast of Africa as far south as South Africa, Australia and the coasts of East Asia.
Actinia equina can be found both in exposed and sheltered situations. It is highly adapted to the intertidal zone as it can tolerate both high temperatures and desiccation. The anemone may also be found in regions of variable salinity such as estuaries.
Beadlet anemones can live in solitary or in aggregations. Solitary beadlet anemones are found to…

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

## Photo

![Atlantic Beadlet Anemone](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-beadlet-anemone/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lucy Flanagan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60206396

## Machine access

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