Diadumene lineata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the diadumene lineata lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diadumene lineata
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Actiniaria
Family	Diadumenidae

Where does the diadumene lineata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the diadumene lineata in 14 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Argentina, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Japan
United States
United Kingdom (introduced)
South Korea
Canada
New Zealand (introduced)
France (introduced)
Romania (introduced)
India
Argentina (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Australia
Germany (introduced)
Brazil

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 lineata?

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

About the diadumene lineata

Diadumene lineata, the orange-striped green sea anemone, has several morphotypes which have been described multiple times.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diadumene lineata (revision 1371311676), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2656923 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).