WoRMS taxon details
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus McMurrich, 1910
283820 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283820)
accepted
Species
Cerianthus elongatus Kwietniewski, 1898 · unaccepted (homonim)
Pachycerianthus plicatus Carlgren, 1922 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McMurrich, J.P. 1910.
Actiniaria of the Siboga expedition, Part I. Ceriantharia.
Siboga-Expeditie. Monograph 15a:1-48
page(s): 35-38 [details]
page(s): 35-38 [details]
Type locality contained in Timor Sea, Ceram, Saleyer anchorage
Distribution apparently most of reports of Pachycerianthus fimbriatus in the NE Pacific in fact belong to P. torreyi
Distribution apparently most of reports of Pachycerianthus fimbriatus in the NE Pacific in fact belong to P. torreyi [details]
Molodtsova, T. (2026). World List of Ceriantharia. Pachycerianthus fimbriatus McMurrich, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283820 on 2026-03-18
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Nomenclature
original description
McMurrich, J.P. 1910.
Actiniaria of the Siboga expedition, Part I. Ceriantharia.
Siboga-Expeditie. Monograph 15a:1-48
page(s): 35-38 [details]
original description (of Pachycerianthus plicatus Carlgren, 1922) Carlgren, O. (1922). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific expedition 1914-16. XVI. Ceriantharia. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening (Copenhagen).</em> 75: 169-195.
page(s): 182-186 [details]
original description (of Cerianthus elongatus Kwietniewski, 1898) Kwietniewski, C. R. (1898). Actiniaria von Ambon und Thursday island. <em>Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel von Richard Semon.</em> Jena: Gustav Fisher:385-430.
page(s): 426-427 [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): 35-38 [details]
original description (of Pachycerianthus plicatus Carlgren, 1922) Carlgren, O. (1922). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific expedition 1914-16. XVI. Ceriantharia. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening (Copenhagen).</em> 75: 169-195.
page(s): 182-186 [details]
original description (of Cerianthus elongatus Kwietniewski, 1898) Kwietniewski, C. R. (1898). Actiniaria von Ambon und Thursday island. <em>Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel von Richard Semon.</em> Jena: Gustav Fisher:385-430.
page(s): 426-427 [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 Carlgren, O. (1912). Ceriantharia. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5(3): 1-79.
page(s): 44-47 [details]
additional source Carter S., 1995. Pachycerianthus (Anthozoa: Ceriantharia: Cerianthidae ), two newly described species from Port Jackson, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 47: 1-6., available online at https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17052/3_complete.pdf
page(s): 6 [details]
additional source Arai M.N., 1971. Pachycerianthus (Ceriantharia) from British Columbia and Washington. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 28 (10):1677-1680, available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f71-250
page(s): 1677-1680 [details]
additional source Uchida H. 1979. Cerianthids (Anthozoa, Coelenterata) from Kii Region, Middle Japan. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) [Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan] 12: 185-199
page(s): 188, 197 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Kozloff, E. N.; Siebert, A. E. (1987). Phylum Cnidaria - Class Anthozoa. University of Washington Press. Seattle and London., pp. 68-78
page(s): 71, 74 [details]
additional source McMurrich, J. P. (1910). Actiniaria of the Siboga expedition, Part I. Ceriantharia. Siboga-Expeditie Monographes, 10, Monograph XV a, 1-48
page(s): 35-38, Pl. 1 fig. 7 [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): 135 [details]
additional source Gotshall, D. W. (2005). Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers. Monterey., edition 2nd (Revised), pp. 117.
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Lamb, A.; Hanby, B. P. (2005). Sea anemones, corals, hydroids, hydrocorals, jellies and others: Phylum Cnidaria (aka Coelenterata). Habour Publishing. Madeira Park, pp. 80-113
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1912). Ceriantharia. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5(3): 1-79.
page(s): 44-47 [details]
additional source Carter S., 1995. Pachycerianthus (Anthozoa: Ceriantharia: Cerianthidae ), two newly described species from Port Jackson, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 47: 1-6., available online at https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17052/3_complete.pdf
page(s): 6 [details]
additional source Arai M.N., 1971. Pachycerianthus (Ceriantharia) from British Columbia and Washington. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 28 (10):1677-1680, available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f71-250
page(s): 1677-1680 [details]
additional source Uchida H. 1979. Cerianthids (Anthozoa, Coelenterata) from Kii Region, Middle Japan. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) [Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan] 12: 185-199
page(s): 188, 197 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Kozloff, E. N.; Siebert, A. E. (1987). Phylum Cnidaria - Class Anthozoa. University of Washington Press. Seattle and London., pp. 68-78
page(s): 71, 74 [details]
additional source McMurrich, J. P. (1910). Actiniaria of the Siboga expedition, Part I. Ceriantharia. Siboga-Expeditie Monographes, 10, Monograph XV a, 1-48
page(s): 35-38, Pl. 1 fig. 7 [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): 135 [details]
additional source Gotshall, D. W. (2005). Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers. Monterey., edition 2nd (Revised), pp. 117.
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Lamb, A.; Hanby, B. P. (2005). Sea anemones, corals, hydroids, hydrocorals, jellies and others: Phylum Cnidaria (aka Coelenterata). Habour Publishing. Madeira Park, pp. 80-113
page(s): 88 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution apparently most of reports of Pachycerianthus fimbriatus in the NE Pacific in fact belong to P. torreyi [details]
