BeRMS taxon details
Actinia Linnaeus, 1767
100694 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100694)
accepted
Genus
Priapus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (suppressed in Opinion 1295 of the...)
suppressed in Opinion 1295 of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
- Species Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Actinia candida Müller, 1776 accepted as Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Species Actinia coccinea Müller, 1776 accepted as Stomphia coccinea (Müller, 1776) (superseded original combination)
- Species Actinia dianthus Ellis, 1768 accepted as Metridium dianthus (Ellis, 1768) (original binomen)
- Species Actinia digitata Müller, 1776 accepted as Hormathia digitata (O.F. Müller, 1776) (original binomen)
- Species Actinia elegans Dalyell, 1848 accepted as Sagartia elegans (Dalyell, 1848) accepted as Cylista elegans (Dalyell, 1848) (original binomen)
- Species Actinia lacerata Dalyell, 1848 accepted as Sagartiogeton laceratus (Dalyell, 1848) accepted as Sagartia lacerata (Dalyell, 1848)
- Species Actinia parasitica Couch, 1842 accepted as Calliactis parasitica (Couch, 1842)
- Species Actinia pedunculata Pennant, 1777 accepted as Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant, 1777) (original binomen)
- Species Actinia troglodytes Price in Johnston, 1847 accepted as Sagartia troglodytes (Price in Johnston, 1847) accepted as Cylista troglodytes (Price in Johnston, 1847)
- Species Actinia undata Müller, 1778 accepted as Sagartiogeton undatus (Müller, 1778) accepted as Cylista undata (Müller, 1778) accepted as Sagartia undata (Müller, 1778) (original binomen)
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Actinia Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100694 on 2026-01-02
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Actinia Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100694 on 2026-01-02
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Priapus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
additional source Wirtz, P. (2009). Ten New Records of Marine Invertebrates from the Azores. Arquipelago, Life and Marine Sciences, 26: 45-49, available online at http://repositorio.uac.pt/handle/10400.3/198
page(s): 46, 47 [details] Available for editors
additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco.</em> 8(1): 1-36.
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Sebens, K. P.; Paine, R. T. (1978). Biogeography of anthozoans along the west coast of South America: habitat, disturbance, and prey availability. N. Z. D. S. I. R. Auckland, New Zealand., volume 1, pp. 219-237
page(s): 5, 9, 10 [details]
additional source Mark, E. L. (1884). Selections from embryological monographs. III. Polyps. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 9(3): 5-52
page(s): 39-40 [details]
additional source Oigman-Pszczol, S. S.; Figueiredo, M. A. de O.; Creed, J. C. (2004). Distribution of benthic communities on the tropical rocky subtidal of Armação dos Búzios, southeastern Brazil. Marine Ecology, 25(3): 173-190
page(s): 177 [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Priapus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
additional source Wirtz, P. (2009). Ten New Records of Marine Invertebrates from the Azores. Arquipelago, Life and Marine Sciences, 26: 45-49, available online at http://repositorio.uac.pt/handle/10400.3/198
page(s): 46, 47 [details] Available for editors
additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco.</em> 8(1): 1-36.
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Sebens, K. P.; Paine, R. T. (1978). Biogeography of anthozoans along the west coast of South America: habitat, disturbance, and prey availability. N. Z. D. S. I. R. Auckland, New Zealand., volume 1, pp. 219-237
page(s): 5, 9, 10 [details]
additional source Mark, E. L. (1884). Selections from embryological monographs. III. Polyps. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 9(3): 5-52
page(s): 39-40 [details]
additional source Oigman-Pszczol, S. S.; Figueiredo, M. A. de O.; Creed, J. C. (2004). Distribution of benthic communities on the tropical rocky subtidal of Armação dos Búzios, southeastern Brazil. Marine Ecology, 25(3): 173-190
page(s): 177 [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
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| French | actinie | [details] |
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