Urticina eques: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the urticina eques lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,798 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See jellyfish, corals & anemones on the world map

Scientific name	Urticina eques
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Actiniaria
Family	Actiniidae

Where does the urticina eques live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the urticina eques in 9 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 urticina eques?

The urticina eques (Urticina eques) is a cnidarian in the order Actiniaria and the family Actiniidae, genus Urticina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the urticina eques

Urticina eques is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is commonly known as the white-spotted rose anemone or strawberry anemone.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urticina eques (revision 1380100563), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q10711119 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).