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Red-speckled pimplet anemone

Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1849)

AnimalsAnemones

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Anémone à points rougesFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Bunodes ballii

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Anthopleura ballii

GBIF — Anthopleura ballii

Sources

MARAN Vincent, MÜLLER Yves, ZIEMSKI Frédéric in : DORIS, 13/12/2016 : Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1851), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1520

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1849), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1117

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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