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Bottle anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
AnimalsAnemones
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Bulb-tentacle sea anemoneBritish English
- Corn anemoneBritish English
- BlasenanemoneGerman (Germany)
- KupferanemoneGerman (Germany)
- Anémona burbujaEuropean Spanish
- Anémone à bouts renflésFrench (France)
- Anémone à tétinesFrench (France)
- Anémone vésiculeuseFrench (France)
- Anémone-bulleFrench (France)
- Attinia a bolleItalian (Italy)
- Attinia a fiascoItalian (Italy)
- Blaas anemoonDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Actinia quadricolor
- Gyrostoma adherens
- Gyrostoma haddoni
- Gyrostoma hertwigi
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Sources
- LAMARE Véronique, MITEL Cédric in : DORIS, 17/04/2019 : Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2137
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1658
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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