Biodiversity & Conservation

Strawberry anemone - Actinia fragacea - Importance


Actinia fragacea

Image Keith Hiscock - Actinia fragacea hanging off rock at Divers Beach, Lundy.
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Distribution map

Actinia fragacea recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Actinia fragacea is not listed under any importance categories.


Marine natural heritage importance

National importance Not available Red list category None

Biotope / ecosystem importance

Does the species occupy space in the assemblage?
Does it occupy space and exclude?
Does the species provide habitat structure?
Does the species provide an important food source?
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This review can be cited as follows:

Olwen Ager 2008. Actinia fragacea. Strawberry anemone. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 11/09/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesimportance.php?speciesID=2360>