WoRMS taxon details
Anthopleura africana (Carlgren, 1900)
283334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283334)
accepted
Species
Actinioides africana Carlgren, 1900 · unaccepted
Actinoides africana Carlgren, 1900 · unaccepted (original binomen)
marine, terrestrial
(of Actinoides africana Carlgren, 1900) Carlgren, O. (1900). Ostafrikanische Actinien. Gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. <em>Mittheilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum.</em> 17: 21-144.
page(s): 44-46 [64-66] [details]
page(s): 44-46 [64-66] [details]
Holotype (of Actinoides africana Carlgren, 1900) ZMH...
Holotype (of Actinoides africana Carlgren, 1900) ZMH C2588, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Anthopleura africana (Carlgren, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283334 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
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(of Actinoides africana Carlgren, 1900) Carlgren, O. (1900). Ostafrikanische Actinien. Gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. <em>Mittheilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum.</em> 17: 21-144.
page(s): 44-46 [64-66] [details]
basis of record den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 44-46 [64-66] [details]
basis of record den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source England, K. W. (1992). Actiniaria (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Hong Kong with additional data on smiliar species from Aden, Bahrain and Singapore. <em>In Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.). The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1, 49-95.
page(s): 66 [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): 53 [details]
additional source England, K. W. (1969). Anthopleura elatensis n. sp. (Actiniidae: Actiniaria) from the Red Sea. Israel Journal of Zoology, 18, 1-7
page(s): 5 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1994). Sea anemones of the Seychelles. J. van der Land (eds.). National Museum of Natural History. Leiden, chapter 6.2, volume 2, pp. 75-79
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Dunn, D. F. (1978). Anthopleura handi n. sp. (Coelenterata, Actiniaria), an internally brooding, intertidal sea anemone from Malaysia. Wasmann Journal of Biology, 35(1): 54-64
page(s): 62 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source England, K. W. (1992). Actiniaria (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Hong Kong with additional data on smiliar species from Aden, Bahrain and Singapore. <em>In Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.). The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1, 49-95.
page(s): 66 [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): 53 [details]
additional source England, K. W. (1969). Anthopleura elatensis n. sp. (Actiniidae: Actiniaria) from the Red Sea. Israel Journal of Zoology, 18, 1-7
page(s): 5 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1994). Sea anemones of the Seychelles. J. van der Land (eds.). National Museum of Natural History. Leiden, chapter 6.2, volume 2, pp. 75-79
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Dunn, D. F. (1978). Anthopleura handi n. sp. (Coelenterata, Actiniaria), an internally brooding, intertidal sea anemone from Malaysia. Wasmann Journal of Biology, 35(1): 54-64
page(s): 62 [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
Holotype (of Actinoides africana Carlgren, 1900) ZMH C2588, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH, geounit Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
