WoRMS taxon details
Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853
100910 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100910)
accepted
Species
Alfredus lucifugus (Fischer, 1888) · unaccepted
Edwardsia callimorpha (Gosse, 1853) · unaccepted (synonym)
Edwardsia claparedii var. ornata · unaccepted
Edwardsia lucifuga Fischer, 1888 · unaccepted
Isoedwardsia lucifuga (Fischer, 1888) · unaccepted
Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931 · unaccepted (Synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Gosse, P.H. (1853). Notes on some new or little known marine animals. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 2.</em> 12: 153-159; Pl. X., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12905482
page(s): 157-159 [details]
page(s): 157-159 [details]
Note Type species of *Scolanthus* by monotypy.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of *Scolanthus* by monotypy. [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100910 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Gosse, P.H. (1853). Notes on some new or little known marine animals. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 2.</em> 12: 153-159; Pl. X., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12905482
page(s): 157-159 [details]
original description (of Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931) Carlgren, O. (1931). Zur Kenntnis der Actiniaria Abasilaria. Arkiv für Zoologi, 23A(3): 1-48
page(s): 24-26 [details]
original description (of Edwardsia lucifuga Fischer, 1888) Fischer, P. (1888). Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Edwardsia Quatrefages. Bulletin de la Societé Zoologique de France, 13, 22-23
page(s): 22-23 [details]
original description (of Edwardsia claparedii var. ornata) Andres, A. (1880). Intorno all'Edwardsia Claparedii (Halcampa Claparedii Panc.). Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 5, 3, 221-236
page(s): 225 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 157-159 [details]
original description (of Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931) Carlgren, O. (1931). Zur Kenntnis der Actiniaria Abasilaria. Arkiv für Zoologi, 23A(3): 1-48
page(s): 24-26 [details]
original description (of Edwardsia lucifuga Fischer, 1888) Fischer, P. (1888). Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Edwardsia Quatrefages. Bulletin de la Societé Zoologique de France, 13, 22-23
page(s): 22-23 [details]
original description (of Edwardsia claparedii var. ornata) Andres, A. (1880). Intorno all'Edwardsia Claparedii (Halcampa Claparedii Panc.). Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 5, 3, 221-236
page(s): 225 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source den Hartog J.C., Ates R.M.L. (2011). Actiniaria from Ria de Arosa, Galicia, northwestern Spain, in the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85 (2): 11-53.
page(s): 46-47 [details]
additional source Manuel, R. L. (1981). British Anthozoa. <em>London: Academic Press.</em> 241 pp. (Synopses of the British Fauna).
page(s): 204-205 [details]
additional source Manuel, R. L. (1981). On the identity of the sea anemone Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853 (Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae). Journal of Natural History, 15, 265-276
page(s): 265-274 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1995). The genus Telmatactis Gravier, 1916 (Actiniaria: Acontiaria: Isophelliidae) in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 69(14): 153-176
page(s): 165 [details]
additional source England, K. W. (1987). Certain Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 53(4): 205-292
page(s): 232 [details]
additional source Williams, R. B. (1981). A sea anemone, Edwardsia meridionalis sp. nov., from Antarctica and a preliminary revision of the genus Edwardsia De Quatrefages, 1841 (Coelenterata: Actiniaria). Records of the Australian Museum (Sydney), 33(6): 325-360
page(s): 325, 327, 339, 346, 350 [details]
additional source Chintiroglou, C. C.; den Hartog, J. C. (1995). Additional records of Actiniaria (Anthozoa) from Greece. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 69, 353-364
page(s): 358-359 [details]
additional source Picton, B. E. (1985). Anthozoans (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) new to Ireland and new records of some rarely recorded species. Irish Naturalists' Journal, 21(11): 484-488
page(s): 488 [details]
additional source Chintiroglou, C. C.; Doumenc, D. A.; Zamponi, M. O. (1997). Commented list of the Mediterranean Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Anthozoa). Acta Adriatica, 38(1): 65-70
page(s): 67 [details]
additional source Loukmidou, S.; Chintiroglou, C. C.; Doumenc, D. A. (1997). Inventaire du cnidome des actiniaires et corallimorphaires de Mediterranee (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Bios, 4, 63-114
page(s): 70-71 [details]
additional source Williams, R. B. (2003). Locomotory behaviour and functional morphology of Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae): a contribution to a comparative study of burrowing behaviour in athenarian sea anemones. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 437-484
page(s): 478-481, Table 14 [details]
additional source Daly, M. (2002). A systematic revision of Edwardsiidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Invertebrate Biology, 121(3): 212-225
page(s): 215-218, 220-221, 223 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Zelenchuk, T.; Raveendran, D. (2007). Genera of orders Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), and their type species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1668: 183-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.12
page(s): 227 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Ramil Blanco, F.; Pulpeiro, E. F. (1990). Inventario de los antozoos de Galicia. A checklist of the Anthozoa from Galicia. Boletin de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 86(1-4): 17-30
page(s): 25 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source den Hartog J.C., Ates R.M.L. (2011). Actiniaria from Ria de Arosa, Galicia, northwestern Spain, in the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85 (2): 11-53.
page(s): 46-47 [details]
additional source Manuel, R. L. (1981). British Anthozoa. <em>London: Academic Press.</em> 241 pp. (Synopses of the British Fauna).
page(s): 204-205 [details]
additional source Manuel, R. L. (1981). On the identity of the sea anemone Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853 (Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae). Journal of Natural History, 15, 265-276
page(s): 265-274 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1995). The genus Telmatactis Gravier, 1916 (Actiniaria: Acontiaria: Isophelliidae) in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 69(14): 153-176
page(s): 165 [details]
additional source England, K. W. (1987). Certain Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 53(4): 205-292
page(s): 232 [details]
additional source Williams, R. B. (1981). A sea anemone, Edwardsia meridionalis sp. nov., from Antarctica and a preliminary revision of the genus Edwardsia De Quatrefages, 1841 (Coelenterata: Actiniaria). Records of the Australian Museum (Sydney), 33(6): 325-360
page(s): 325, 327, 339, 346, 350 [details]
additional source Chintiroglou, C. C.; den Hartog, J. C. (1995). Additional records of Actiniaria (Anthozoa) from Greece. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 69, 353-364
page(s): 358-359 [details]
additional source Picton, B. E. (1985). Anthozoans (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) new to Ireland and new records of some rarely recorded species. Irish Naturalists' Journal, 21(11): 484-488
page(s): 488 [details]
additional source Chintiroglou, C. C.; Doumenc, D. A.; Zamponi, M. O. (1997). Commented list of the Mediterranean Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Anthozoa). Acta Adriatica, 38(1): 65-70
page(s): 67 [details]
additional source Loukmidou, S.; Chintiroglou, C. C.; Doumenc, D. A. (1997). Inventaire du cnidome des actiniaires et corallimorphaires de Mediterranee (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Bios, 4, 63-114
page(s): 70-71 [details]
additional source Williams, R. B. (2003). Locomotory behaviour and functional morphology of Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae): a contribution to a comparative study of burrowing behaviour in athenarian sea anemones. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 437-484
page(s): 478-481, Table 14 [details]
additional source Daly, M. (2002). A systematic revision of Edwardsiidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Invertebrate Biology, 121(3): 212-225
page(s): 215-218, 220-221, 223 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Zelenchuk, T.; Raveendran, D. (2007). Genera of orders Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), and their type species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1668: 183-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.12
page(s): 227 [details] Available for editors

additional source Ramil Blanco, F.; Pulpeiro, E. F. (1990). Inventario de los antozoos de Galicia. A checklist of the Anthozoa from Galicia. Boletin de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 86(1-4): 17-30
page(s): 25 [details]





Nontype AMNH NONE, geounit Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931) LO NONE [details]
Syntype (of Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931) SMNH 70, geounit Italian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type BMNH 1978.11.1.1, geounit French Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat upper littoral [details]Type species Type species of *Scolanthus* by monotypy. [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Edwardsia callimorpha (Gosse, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scolanthus callimorphus)
To GenBank (321 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931)
To PESI
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Edwardsia callimorpha (Gosse, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scolanthus callimorphus)
To GenBank (321 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Isoedwardsia mediterranea Carlgren, 1931)
To PESI
To ITIS