WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Actiniidae Rafinesque, 1815

Actiniidae Rafinesque, 1815
AphiaID: 100653

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Nyantheae (Suborder) > Thenaria (Infraorder) > Endomyaria (Superfamily)

Status

accepted

Record
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Rank

Family

Parent

Endomyaria

Sources

basis of record: van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Genus Actinia Linnaeus, 1767

» Subspecies Actinia equina mediterranea Schmidt, 1971 (nomen dubium, status unknown)

Genus Actinioides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893

» Species Actinioides sultana Carlgren accepted as Gyractis sesere (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)

Genus Actinopsis

» Species Actinopsis flava Danielssen & Koren, 1856
» Species Actinopsis whiteavesi (nomen nudum)

Genus Actinostella

Genus Anemonia Risso, 1826

Genus Antheopsis Simon, 1892

» Species Antheopsis australiensis Carlgren, 1950
» Species Antheopsis malayensis England, 1987

Genus Anthopleura Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860

Genus Anthostella Carlgren, 1938

» Species Anthostella badia (Carlgren, 1900)
» Species Anthostella stephensoni Carlgren, 1938

Genus Aulactinia Verrill, 1864

Genus Bolocera Gosse, 1860

» Species Bolocera africana Pax, 1909
» Species Bolocera kerguelensis Studer, 1879
» Species Bolocera maxima Carlgren, 1921
» Species Bolocera pannosa McMurrich, 1893
» Species Bolocera paucicornis Dunn, 1983
» Species Bolocera somaliensis Carlgren, 1928
» Species Bolocera tuediae (Johnston, 1832)

» Subspecies Bolocera tuediae kerguelensis (Studer, 1879) accepted as Bolocera kerguelensis Studer, 1879

» Species Bolocera capensis Carlgren, 1928 accepted as Bolocera kerguelensis Studer, 1879
» Species Bolocera multicornis Verrill, 1880 accepted as Liponema multicorne (Verrill, 1880)
» Species Bolocera occidua McMurrich, 1893 accepted as Bolocera kerguelensis Studer, 1879

Genus Boloceropsis McMurrich, 1904

» Species Boloceropsis platei McMurrich, 1904

Genus Bunodactis Verril, 1899

Genus Bunodosoma Verrill, 1899

Genus Cancrisocia

» Species Cancrisocia expansa Pei, 1990 accepted as Sagartia expansa (Stimpson, 1856)

Genus Cladactella Verrill, 1928

» Species Cladactella manni (Verrill, 1899)
» Species Cladactella obscura Verrill, 1928

Genus Cnidopus Carlgren, 1934

» Species Cnidopus japonicus (Verrill, 1870) accepted as Epiactis japonica (Verrill, 1869)
» Species Cnidopus ritteri Carlgren, 1934 accepted as Epiactis ritteri Torrey, 1902

Genus Condylactis Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864

» Species Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)
» Species Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860)
» Species Condylactis kerguelensis (Studer, 1879)
» Species Condylactis parvicornis Kwietniewski, 1898
» Species Condylactis natalensis Carlgren, 1938 accepted as Korsaranthus natalensis (Carlgren, 1938)
» Species Condylactis passiflora (Shiomi, Lin, Nagashima & Ishida, 1995) accepted as Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860)

Genus Cribrina

» Species Cribrina steinitzi Pax, 1925
» Species Cribrina chlorospilota Brandt, 1835 (species inquirenda, name unavailable "species delendae" according to Andres, 1883)
» Species Cribrina hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899) accepted as Anthopleura hermaphroditica (Carlgren, 1899)

Genus Cribrinopsis Carlgren, 1922

» Species Cribrinopsis crassa (Andrès, 1881)
» Species Cribrinopsis fernaldi Siebert & Spaulding, 1976
» Species Cribrinopsis robertii Parulekar, 1971
» Species Cribrinopsis similis Carlgren, 1921
» Species Cribrinopsis williamsi Carlgren, 1940
» Species Cribrinopsis albopunctata Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2006 (nomen dubium)
» Species Cribrinopsis olegi Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2006 (nomen dubium)

Genus Cystiactis

» Species Cystiactis eugenia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Species Cystiactis eydouxii Milne Edwards, 1857
» Species Cystiactis gaudichaudi Milne Edwards, 1857
» Species Cystiactis koellikeri Pax, 1910

Genus Dofleinia Wassilieff, 1908

» Species Dofleinia armata Wassilieff, 1908

Genus Entacmaea Ehrenberg, 1834

» Species Entacmaea medusivora Fautin & Fitt, 1991
» Species Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)

Genus Epiactis Verrill, 1869

Genus Evactis Verrill, 1869
Genus Glyphoperidium Roule, 1909

» Species Glyphoperidium bursa Roule, 1909

Genus Gyractis Boveri, 1893

» Species Gyractis sesere (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
» Species Gyractis spenceri (Haddon & Duerden, 1896)
» Species Gyractis excavata Boveri, 1893 accepted as Gyractis sesere (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
» Species Gyractis stimpsoni (Verrill, 1871) accepted as Anthopleura stimpsonii Verrill, 1871

Genus Gyrostoma Kwietniewski, 1898

Genus Isactinia Carlgren, 1900

» Species Isactinia carlgreni Lager, 1911
» Species Isactinia citrina (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
» Species Isactinia olivacea (Hutton, 1878)
» Species Isactinia ignota Carlgren, 1949 accepted as Isactinia citrina (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
» Species Isactinia lobata Carlgren, 1949 accepted as Isactinia citrina (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)

Genus Isanemonia Carlgren, 1950

» Species Isanemonia australis Carlgren, 1950

Genus Isantheopsis Carlgren, 1942

» Species Isantheopsis rosea (Studer, 1879)

Genus Isoaulactinia Belém, Herrera & Schlenz, 1996

» Species Isoaulactinia hespervolita Daly, 2004
» Species Isoaulactinia stelloides (McMurrich, 1889)

Genus Isocradactis Carlgren, 1924

» Species Isocradactis magna (Stuckey, 1909) accepted as Oulactis magna (Stuckey, 1909)

Genus Isosicyonis Carlgren, 1927

» Species Isosicyonis alba (Studer, 1879)
» Species Isosicyonis striata Rodríguez & López-González, 2008

Genus Isotealia Carlgren, 1899

» Species Isotealia antarctica Carlgren, 1899
» Species Isotealia dubia (Wassilieff, 1908)
» Species Isotealia pachyderma Pax, 1922 accepted as Tealianthus pachydermus (Pax, 1922)

Genus Isoulactis

» Species Isoulactis chilensis Carlgren, 1959 accepted as Oulactis concinnata (Drayton in Dana, 1846)

Genus Korsaranthus Riemann-Zurneck, 1999

» Species Korsaranthus natalensis (Carlgren, 1938)

Genus Leiotealia

» Species Leiotealia badia McMurrich, 1893

Genus Leipsiceras Stephenson, 1918

» Species Leipsiceras pollens (McMurrich, 1898)
» Species Leipsiceras valens Carlgren, 1943

Genus Macrodactyla Haddon, 1898

» Species Macrodactyla aspera
» Species Macrodactyla doreensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Genus Mesactinia England, 1987

» Species Mesactinia ganensis England, 1987

Genus Myonanthus McMurrich, 1893

» Species Myonanthus ambiguus McMurrich, 1893
» Species Myonanthus bankamensis Carlgren, 1928

Genus Neocondylactis England, 1987

» Species Neocondylactis singaporensis England, 1987

Genus Neoparacondylactis Zamponi, 1974

» Species Neoparacondylactis haraldoi Zamponi, 1974

Genus Onubactis Lopez-Gonzalez, den Hartog & Garcia-Gomez, 1995

» Species Onubactis rocioi Lopez, den Hartog & Garcia, 1995

Genus Oulactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851

Genus Parabunodactis Carlgren, 1928

» Species Parabunodactis imperfecta Zamponi & Acuña, 1992
» Species Parabunodactis inflexibilis (Carlgren, 1928)

Genus Paracondylactis Carlgren, 1934

» Species Paracondylactis hertwigi (Wassilieff, 1908)
» Species Paracondylactis sinensis Carlgren, 1934
» Species Paracondylactis davydoffi Carlgren, 1943 accepted as Paracondylactis sinensis Carlgren, 1934
» Species Paracondylactis indicus Parulekar, 1966 accepted as Paracondylactis sinensis Carlgren, 1934

Genus Paractis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851

» Subspecies Paractis comata crucifera Andres, 1880
» Subspecies Paractis comata simplex Andres, 1880

» Species Paractis ferax Stuckey, 1909 accepted as Acraspedanthus ferax (Stuckey, 1909)

Genus Paranemonia Carlgren, 1900

» Species Paranemonia cinerea (Contarini, 1844)
» Species Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis Doumenc, England & Chintiroglou, 1987

Genus Parantheopsis McMurrich, 1904

» Species Parantheopsis cruentata (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
» Species Parantheopsis georgiana (Pfeffer, 1889)
» Species Parantheopsis ocellata (Lesson, 1830)
» Species Parantheopsis vanhoeffeni (Pax, 1922)

Genus Paratealia Mathew & Kurian, 1979

» Species Paratealia keralensis Mathew & Kurian, 1979

Genus Phialoba Carlgren, 1949

» Species Phialoba steinbecki Carlgren, 1949

Genus Phlyctenactis Stuckey, 1909

» Species Phlyctenactis morrisoni Stuckey, 1909
» Species Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
» Species Phlyctenactis retifera Stuckey, 1909 accepted as Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Genus Phlyctenanthus Carlgren, 1949

» Species Phlyctenanthus australis Carlgren, 1949
» Species Phlyctenanthus regularis Zamponi & Acuña, 1992

Genus Phyllactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851

Genus Phymactis Milne Edwards, 1857

» Species Phymactis braziliensis Carlgren, 1939
» Species Phymactis clematis (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
» Species Phymactis papillosa (Lesson, 1830)
» Species Phymactis polydactyla Hutton, 1878
» Species Phymactis pustulata (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
» Species Phymactis sanctaehelenae (Lesson, 1830)
» Species Phymactis kuekenthali (Pax, 1910) accepted as Bunodosoma kuekenthali Pax, 1910

Genus Phymanthea
Genus Pseudactinia Carlgren, 1928
Genus Saccactis
Genus Spheractis England, 1992
Genus Stylobates Dall, 1903
Genus Synantheopsis England, 1992
Genus Tealia Gosse, 1858
Genus Tealianthus Carlgren, 1927
Genus Urticina Ehrenberg, 1834
Genus Urticinopsis Carlgren, 1927

Genus Actinea accepted as Actinia Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Actiniogeton Carlgren, 1938 accepted as Gyractis Boveri, 1893
Genus Actinogeton Carlgren, 1938 accepted as Gyractis Boveri, 1893
Genus Actinoides accepted as Actinioides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Genus Glyphostylum Roule, 1909 accepted as Glyphoperidium Roule, 1909
Genus Telactinia England, 1987 accepted as Isactinia Carlgren, 1900

Environment

marine

Feedingtypes

omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]

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LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100653

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Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	van der Land, Jacob
2009-08-10 07:45:48Z	changed	Fautin, Daphne

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Citation: Fautin, D. (2013). Actiniidae. In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100653 on 2013-05-19

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