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Beadlet anemone - Actinia equina - Habitat preferences and distribution
Image Peter Barfield - Brilliant red Actinia equina. Image width ca XX cm.
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Actinia equina recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
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Actinia equina is not listed under any importance categories.
Distribution
| Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland (click for map) | Found all around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. |
|---|---|
| Global distribution | Distributed throughout western Europe including the Mediterranean, from the Arctic to the west coast of Africa almost to the equator. |
Habitat preferences
| Physiographic preferences | |
|---|---|
| Biological zone preferences | |
| Substratum / habitat preferences | |
| Tidal strength preferences | |
| Wave exposure preferences | |
| Salinity preferences | |
| Depth range | Up to 20 m |
| Other preferences | No text entered |
| Migration Pattern | |
| Is the species native? |
This review can be cited as follows:
Olwen Ager 2008. Actinia equina. Beadlet anemone. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 06/09/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/specieshabitats.php?speciesID=2359>
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