Actinia equina (Sea tomato or red actinia)

The body of this anemone is called polyp. It is made up of a cylindrical column 5-6 cm in diameter and a disc opening up by a mouth-past surrounded by 6 rows of short tentacles 2 cm long rich in adhesive capsules (Spirocysts). These tentacles are generally deployed at night when the animal is immersed. A bead separates the column from the disc bearing protuberances rich in stinging cells. This sea anemone presents a scholarship resembling a small brilliant tomato in bright red to brownish. The sea tomato lives on the coastal rocks in the shaded areas and the crevices never below two meters deep.

Actinia Equina is a marine invertebrate belonging to the Actiniidae family. It is a common species which is found in the coastal waters of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Non -apparent

This species is bisexual or hermaphrodite, it produces male gametes and female gametes. Fertilization takes place in the gastric cavity where eggs and young people are incubated up to an advanced stage of their development.