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Tealidae Hertwig, 1882
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hertwig, R. (1882). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 6(1): 1-136 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Tealidae Hertwig, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1821566 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
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Hertwig, R. (1882). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 6(1): 1-136 [details]
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Sanamyan, N. P.; Sanamyan, K. E.; Mcdaniel, N. G.; Kukhlevskiy, A. D.; Bocharova, E. S. (2025). A new genus and species of sea anemone (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) related to <i>Urticina</i>, with the reinstated family Tealidae Hertwig, 1882 and keys to genera and species. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 21(2): 219-236. [details] Available for editors 
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Nomenclature note Regarding spelling of the genus name (from Sanamyan et al. 2025: "Finally, it is necessary to discuss the spelling ofthe family name. Originally it was spelled as Tealidae (stem Teal- and suffix -idae), but subsequently sometimes as Tealiidae (stem Teali- and suffix -idae, e.g. by McMurrich, 1901). The genus Tealia is named after a person (Mr. Thomas Pridgin Teale, see Gosse, 1860: 207). When the name is derived from the name of person and is not a Latin or Greek word the stem is determined according to Article 29.3.3. It states that in such cases the stem “is that adopted by the author who establishes the new family-group taxon”. Thus, the original spelling Tealidae, with one “i”, is valid and should not be replaced with Tealiidae." [details]
