Heteractis
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Fautin, Daphne
creator: Rodríguez, Estefanía
date: 2026-08-28
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Heteractis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Heteractis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267480 on 2026-08-28
created: 2008-01-14T12:18:07Z
modified: 2022-09-22T17:44:13Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Heteractis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
class: Hexacorallia
family: Heteractidae
genus: Heteractis
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1851). Monographie des polypiers fossiles des terrains palaeozoïques, précédée d'un tableau général de la classification des polypes. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Archives. 5: 1–502, 20 pls.
name published in year: 1851
order: Actiniaria
parent name usage ID: 1602555
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted