WoRMS taxon details
Telmatactis forskalii (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
100972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100972)
accepted
Species
Actinia (Entacmaea) chamaeleon Grube, 1840 · unaccepted
Actinia (Entacmaea) forskålii Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted (original binomen)
Actinia chamaeleon Grube, 1840 · unaccepted
Actinia chamæleon Grube, 1840 · unaccepted
Aiptasia chamaeleon · unaccepted
Phellia armata Andres, 1881 · unaccepted
Phellia cylinder Andres, 1881 · unaccepted
Phellia elongata (Delle Chiaje, 1841) · unaccepted
Phellia limicola Andres, 1881 · unaccepted
Telmatactis elongata (Delle Chiaje, 1825) · unaccepted
Telmatactis forskallii · unaccepted
Telmatactis limicola (Andres, 1880) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Telmatactis limicola var. homochromica · unaccepted
Telmatactis limicola var. maculata · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Telmatactis forskalii (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100972 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Actinia (Entacmaea) forskålii Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862
page(s): 261 [details]
original description (of Phellia cylinder Andres, 1881) Andres, A. (1881). Prodromus neapolitanae actiniarum faunae addito generalis actiniarum bibliographiae catalogo. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel, 2(3): 305-371
page(s): 308, 327, 341 [details]
original description (of Phellia limicola Andres, 1881) Andres, A. (1881). Prodromus neapolitanae actiniarum faunae addito generalis actiniarum bibliographiae catalogo. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel, 2(3): 305-371
page(s): 307, 327 [details]
original description (of Phellia armata Andres, 1881) Andres, A. (1881). Prodromus neapolitanae actiniarum faunae addito generalis actiniarum bibliographiae catalogo. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel, 2(3): 305-371
page(s): 307, 327, 341 [details]
original description (of Actinia (Entacmaea) chamaeleon Grube, 1840) Grube, A.E. (1840). Actinien, Echinodermen und Würmer des Adriatischen- und Mittelmeers nach eigenen Sammlungen beschrieben. <em>Königsberg: J.H. Bon.</em> 92 pp., 12 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10662919
page(s): 8-9 [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): 261 [details]
original description (of Phellia cylinder Andres, 1881) Andres, A. (1881). Prodromus neapolitanae actiniarum faunae addito generalis actiniarum bibliographiae catalogo. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel, 2(3): 305-371
page(s): 308, 327, 341 [details]
original description (of Phellia limicola Andres, 1881) Andres, A. (1881). Prodromus neapolitanae actiniarum faunae addito generalis actiniarum bibliographiae catalogo. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel, 2(3): 305-371
page(s): 307, 327 [details]
original description (of Phellia armata Andres, 1881) Andres, A. (1881). Prodromus neapolitanae actiniarum faunae addito generalis actiniarum bibliographiae catalogo. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel, 2(3): 305-371
page(s): 307, 327, 341 [details]
original description (of Actinia (Entacmaea) chamaeleon Grube, 1840) Grube, A.E. (1840). Actinien, Echinodermen und Würmer des Adriatischen- und Mittelmeers nach eigenen Sammlungen beschrieben. <em>Königsberg: J.H. Bon.</em> 92 pp., 12 figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10662919
page(s): 8-9 [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 Wirtz, P.; Ocana, O.; Molodtsova, T. (2003). Actiniaria and Ceriantharia of the Azores (Cnidaria Anthozoa). <em>Helgol. Mar. Res.</em> 57: 114-117.
page(s): 115 [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): 30, 31 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 90 [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): 153-154, 158-162, 172 [details]
additional source Schmidt, H. (1972). Prodromus zu einer Monographie der mediterranean Aktinien. Zoologica, 42(121): 1-121
page(s): 42-45 [details]
additional source Doumenc, D. A.; Toulemont, Y. (1985). Apports de la micro-informatique dans la taxonomie des actiniaires. Oceanis, 11, 339-347
page(s): 344 [details]
additional source Uchida, H.; Soyama, I. (2001). Sea Anemones in Japanese Waters. TBS. Japan., pp. 157.
page(s): 44, 151, 154 [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): 89-90 [details]
additional source Schmidt, H.; Béress, L. (1971). Phylogenetische betrachtungen zur toxizität und nesselwirkung einiger Actiniaria (Anthozoa) im vergleich zur morphologie ihrer nesselkapseln. Kieler Meeresforschungen, XXVII(2): 166-170
page(s): 168 [details]
additional source Schmidt, H. (1972). Bionomische studien an Mediterranen Anthozoen: die Anthozoenfauna des Strombolicchio (Äolische Inseln). Marine Biology, 15, 265-278
page(s): 265, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277 [details]
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): 24 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Wirtz, P.; Ocana, O.; Molodtsova, T. (2003). Actiniaria and Ceriantharia of the Azores (Cnidaria Anthozoa). <em>Helgol. Mar. Res.</em> 57: 114-117.
page(s): 115 [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): 30, 31 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 90 [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): 153-154, 158-162, 172 [details]
additional source Schmidt, H. (1972). Prodromus zu einer Monographie der mediterranean Aktinien. Zoologica, 42(121): 1-121
page(s): 42-45 [details]
additional source Doumenc, D. A.; Toulemont, Y. (1985). Apports de la micro-informatique dans la taxonomie des actiniaires. Oceanis, 11, 339-347
page(s): 344 [details]
additional source Uchida, H.; Soyama, I. (2001). Sea Anemones in Japanese Waters. TBS. Japan., pp. 157.
page(s): 44, 151, 154 [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): 89-90 [details]
additional source Schmidt, H.; Béress, L. (1971). Phylogenetische betrachtungen zur toxizität und nesselwirkung einiger Actiniaria (Anthozoa) im vergleich zur morphologie ihrer nesselkapseln. Kieler Meeresforschungen, XXVII(2): 166-170
page(s): 168 [details]
additional source Schmidt, H. (1972). Bionomische studien an Mediterranen Anthozoen: die Anthozoenfauna des Strombolicchio (Äolische Inseln). Marine Biology, 15, 265-278
page(s): 265, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277 [details]
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): 24 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype RMNH Coel. 18843, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 18844, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMTAU NS 21576, geounit Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Actinia (Entacmaea) forskålii Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834) MNB 150, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Actinia (Entacmaea) chamaeleon Grube, 1840) MNB 151, geounit Italian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Actinia (Entacmaea) chamaeleon Grube, 1840) MPW 490, geounit Italian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Actinia (Entacmaea) chamaeleon Grube, 1840) SMNH 5618, geounit Italian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Phellia elongata (Delle Chiaje, 1841))
To PESI (from synonym Phellia elongata (Delle Chiaje, 1841))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Telmatactis limicola (Andres, 1880))
To ITIS
To PESI (from synonym Phellia elongata (Delle Chiaje, 1841))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Telmatactis limicola (Andres, 1880))
To ITIS
