Harenactis attenuata Giant Burrowing Anemone

Harenactis attenuata is commonly referred to as Giant Burrowing Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18323 

AphiaID:

290078 

Scientific:

Harenactis attenuata 

German:

Riesen Grabende Anemone 

English:

Giant Burrowing Anemone 

Category:

Anemoner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Harenactidae (Family) > Harenactis (Genus) > attenuata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Torrey, 1902 

Occurrence:

California, Japan, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0,25 - 1 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

15.75" - 19.69" (40cm - 50cm) 

Food:

Carnivore, Invertebrates, No reliable information available, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Harenactis attenuata
  Riesen Grabende Anemone

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-06 14:35:15 

Last edit:

2026-05-06 15:27:37 

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