Holotype ZMH C7547, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Phelliactis capricornis Riemann-Zürneck, 1973. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283653 on 2026-08-22
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Phelliactis capricornis Riemann-Zürneck, 1973. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283653 on 2026-08-22
original descriptionRiemann-Zürneck, K. (1973). Actiniaria des Südwestatlantik I. Hormathiidae. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, 25, 273-325, available online athttps://doi.org/10.1007/bf01611200 page(s): 273, 295, 302-308, 323 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
basis of recordden Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceDoumenc D. (1984). Les actinies bathyales du Chili: un exemple d'utilisation de fichiers informatiques. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, 60, 2, 143-162. page(s): 153 [details]
additional sourceDoumenc, D. A. (1975). Actinies bathyales et abyssales de l'océan Atlantique nord familles des Hormathiidae (genres Paracalliactis et Phelliactis) et des Actinostolidae (genres Actinoscyphia et Sicyonis). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 197, 3, (287): 157-204, available online athttps://doi.org/10.5962/p.279151 page(s): 180-181 [details]
additional sourceFautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceGusmão, L. C.; Rodríguez, E. (2021). Deep-Sea Anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the South Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 444(1)., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.444.1.1[details]
additional sourceSanamyan, N.P. & Sanamyan, K.E. (2007). Deep-water Actiniaria from East Pacific hydrothermal vents and cold seep. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 4(1): 83-102. page(s): 93 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality