Actinia
Encyclopedia
Actinia is a genus
of sea anemone
s in the family
Actiniidae
.
are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea anemone
Sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Zoantharia. Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Actiniidae
Actiniidae
The Actiniidae is the largest family of sea anemones, to which most common, temperate, shore species belong. Most members of this family do not participate in symbioses with fishes. One exception is the so-called bubble anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor....
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Species
The following speciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):
- Actinia aster Ellis, 1768
- Actinia australiensis Carlgren, 1950
- Actinia bermudensis (McMurrich, 1889)
- Actinia candida Müller, 1776
- Actinia cari Delle Chiaje, 1822
- Actinia cinerea Gay, 1854
- Actinia cleopatrae Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834
- Actinia curta Drayton in Dana, 1846
- Actinia delicatula (Hertwig, 1888)
- Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Actinia fiscella Müller, 1789
- Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856
- Actinia gelatinosa Moseley, 1877
- Actinia gemma Drayton in Dana, 1846
- Actinia glandulosa Otto, 1823
- Actinia gracilis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834
- Actinia graminea Drayton in Dana, 1846
- Actinia grobbeni Watzl, 1922
- Actinia infecunda McMurrich, 1893
- Actinia kraemeri Pax, 1914
- Actinia mamillaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Actinia multicolor Stimpson, 1856
- Actinia nigropunctata den Hartog & Ocaña, 2003
- Actinia papuana Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Actinia parasitica Couch, 1842
- Actinia phaeochira (Schmarda, 1852)
- Actinia prasina Gosse, 1860
- Actinia rosula Ehrenberg, 1834
- Actinia rufa Müller, 1776
- Actinia sali Monteiro, Sole-Cava & Thorpe, 1997
- Actinia sanguineopunctata Templeton, 1841
- Actinia schmidti Monteiro, Sole-Cava & Thorpe, 1997
- Actinia simplex Ehrenberg, 1834
- Actinia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Actinia striata Rizzi, 1907
- Actinia strigata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Actinia tabella Drayton in Dana, 1846
- Actinia tenebrosaActinia tenebrosaThe Waratah anemone, Actinia tenebrosa is the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia. It is found relatively high in the water, in rock pools, and various cracks and shaded surfaces in the intertidal zone. When closed it shows only its dark brown-red outer...
Farquhar, 1898 - Actinia tongana Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Actinia virgata Johnson, 1861