Protanthea simplex Sealoch anemone

Protanthea simplex is commonly referred to as Sealoch anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5119 

AphiaID:

100913 

Scientific:

Protanthea simplex 

German:

Anemone 

English:

Sealoch Anemone 

Category:

See Anemones 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Gonactiniidae (Family) > Protanthea (Genus) > simplex (Species) 

Initial determination:

Carlgren, 1891 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

9 - 500 Meter 

Size:

1.57" - 2.76" (4cm - 7cm) 

Temperature:

35.6 °F - 62.6 °F (2°C - 17°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Protanthea simplex
  Anemone

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-02-22 19:22:15 

Last edit:

2025-10-27 10:41:55 

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