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title: "Giant Anemone"
description: "Condylactis gigantea — Outros animais. Condylactis gigantea is a tropical species of ball anemone that is found in shallow reefs and other shallow inshore areas in the Caribbean Sea – more specifically the West Indies – and the western Atlantic Ocean including southern Florida through the Florida Keys."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-anemone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Giant Anemone

> Condylactis gigantea — Outros animais. Condylactis gigantea is a tropical species of ball anemone that is found in shallow reefs and other shallow inshore areas in the Caribbean Sea – more specifically the West Indies – and the western Atlantic Ocean including southern Florida through the Florida Keys.

- Scientific name: *Condylactis gigantea*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3359
- Wikidata: [Q1729340](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1729340)
- iNaturalist taxon: [128110](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128110)

## Names

- en: Giant Anemone
- de: Karibische Goldrose
- es: Anémona gigante del Caribe
- fr: Anémone géante des Antilles

## Countries with the most observations

MX (726), US (223), CW (165), BS (138), BZ (137), HN (135), MQ (128), KY (118), CU (111), PA (109), VI (100), JM (91)

## Summary

Condylactis gigantea is a tropical species of ball anemone that is found in shallow reefs and other shallow inshore areas in the Caribbean Sea – more specifically the West Indies – and the western Atlantic Ocean including southern Florida through the Florida Keys. It is also commonly known as: giant Caribbean sea anemone, giant golden anemone, condylactis anemone, Haitian anemone, pink-tipped anemone, purple-tipped anemone, and Florida condy. This species can easily be seen growing in lagoons or in inner reefs as either individuals or loose groups, but never as colonies. They are often used as a model organism along…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78708337

## Machine access

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