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Plumose anemone

Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761)

AnimalsCerianthes

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

North-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

  • Sea pinkBritish English
  • SeenelkeGerman (Germany)
  • Actinia plumosaEuropean Spanish
  • Anemona plumosaEuropean Spanish
  • Oeillet de merFrench (France)
  • Anémone plumeuse est usité au QuébecFrench (France)
  • SjonellikNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
  • ZeeanjelierDutch (Netherlands)
  • Cravo do marEuropean Portuguese

Other invalid scientific names

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Metridium senileGBIF — Metridium senile

Sources

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 12/02/2021 : Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/938

Modification history

  • Created by Maguelone GRATEAU on 03/02/2021

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