Diadumene cincta: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the diadumene cincta lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diadumene cincta
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Actiniaria
Family	Diadumenidae

Where does the diadumene cincta live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the diadumene cincta in 6 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Belgium, France, Netherlands, United States it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United Kingdom
France (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
United States (introduced)
Sweden

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the diadumene cincta?

The diadumene cincta (Diadumene cincta) is a cnidarian in the order Actiniaria and the family Diadumenidae, genus Diadumene. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the diadumene cincta

Diadumene cincta, the orange anemone, is a small and delicate, usually orange, sea anemone. It has a smooth slender column and up to 200 long tentacles, and normally grows to a length of up to 35 mm (1.4 in), with a base of 10 mm (0.4 in), but specimens twice this size have been recorded. Diadumene cincta is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diadumene cincta (revision 1334389271), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2046248 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).