WoRMS taxon details
Calamactinia Carlgren, 1949
267280 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267280)
accepted
Genus
marine, terrestrial
Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 28 [details]
page(s): 28 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Calamactinia Carlgren, 1949. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267280 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
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Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 28 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 28 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Ocaña, O.; Çinar, M. E. (2018). Descriptions of two new genera, six new species and three new records of Anthozoa (Cnidaria) from the Sea of Marmara. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 52(35-36): 2243-2282., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1526345
page(s): 2256-2257; note: The genus diagnosis was amended by Ocaña & Çinar (2018) to accommodate . In this rediagnosis, they ascribe the family to Halcampoididae, rather than Halcampidae without ...
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page(s): 2256-2257; note: The genus diagnosis was amended by Ocaña & Çinar (2018) to accommodate
The genus diagnosis was amended by Ocaña & Çinar (2018) to accommodate . In this rediagnosis, they ascribe the family to Halcampoididae, rather than Halcampidae without comment.
Diagnosis in Ocaña & Çinar (2018): "Family Halcampoididae [sic] with cuticle covered with small papillae; tentacles with protuberances (swellings); extended diffuse retractor occupying most of mesentery. Incubation of young specimens inside coelenteron possible in some species."
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Doumenc D. & Foubert A. (1984). Microinformatique et taxonomie des actinies: Cle mondiale des genres. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, 60, 1, 43-86.
page(s): 55, 66, 71, 73, 80, 81 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G. (1998). Class Anthozoa: Orders Actiniaria, Ceriantharia, and Zoantharia. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara., chapter 3, volume 3, pp. 113-139
page(s): 133 [details]
additional source Doumenc D. & Foubert A. (1984). Microinformatique et taxonomie des actinies: Cle mondiale des genres. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, 60, 1, 43-86.
page(s): 55, 66, 71, 73, 80, 81 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G. (1998). Class Anthozoa: Orders Actiniaria, Ceriantharia, and Zoantharia. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara., chapter 3, volume 3, pp. 113-139
page(s): 133 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Classification Genus moved to family Halcampoididae after its resurrection in recognition of newly found differences between Halcampidae and Halcampoididae. The classification of this genus within Halcampoididae still has to be confirm after reexamination of type material (see gusmão & Rodríguez, 2021) [details]
