Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiodiscus annulatus Hertwig, 1882
290522 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290522)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 50-54, 116, 118 [details]
page(s): 50-54, 116, 118 [details]
Note Type species of *Ophiodiscus* by monotypy.
Type species Type species of *Ophiodiscus* by monotypy. [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Ophiodiscus annulatus Hertwig, 1882. 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=290522 on 2026-09-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiodiscus annulatus Hertwig, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290522 on 2026-09-15
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original description
Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 50-54, 116, 118 [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 at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Zelenchuk, T.; Raveendran, D. (2007). Genera of orders Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), and their type species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1668: 183-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.12
page(s): 217-218 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1898). The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 6, 2, 393-520
page(s): 441 [details]
additional source Häussermann, V. (2004). The sea anemone genus Actinostola (Verrill 1883): variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description of Actinostola chilensis (McMurrich 1904). Polar Biology, 28, 26-38, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0637-x
page(s): 35 [details]
additional source Häussermann, V. (2005). The sea anemone genus Actinostola Verrill 1883: variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description of Actinostola chilensis McMurrich 1904 [erratum]. Polar Biology, 28, 338-350, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0712-3
page(s): 347 [details]
additional source Häussermann, V.; Försterra, G. (2005). Distribution patterns of Chilean shallow-water sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actinaria, Corallimorpharia), with a discussion of the taxonomic and zoogeographic relationships between the actinofauna of ths South East Pacific, the South West Atlantic, and the Antarctic. Scientia Marina, 69 (Suppl. 2), 91-102, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s291
page(s): 95 [details]
additional source Hertwig, R. (1882). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 6(1): 1-136, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11377
page(s): 57-62, 130, 132 [details]
additional source Stephenson, T. A. (1920). On the classification of Actiniaria. Part I. -- Forms with acontia and forms with a mesogloeal sphincter. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> 64, 2, (256): 425-574., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27706883#page/509/mode/1up
page(s): 560 [details]
page(s): 50-54, 116, 118 [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 at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Zelenchuk, T.; Raveendran, D. (2007). Genera of orders Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), and their type species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1668: 183-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.12
page(s): 217-218 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1898). The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 6, 2, 393-520
page(s): 441 [details]
additional source Häussermann, V. (2004). The sea anemone genus Actinostola (Verrill 1883): variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description of Actinostola chilensis (McMurrich 1904). Polar Biology, 28, 26-38, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0637-x
page(s): 35 [details]
additional source Häussermann, V. (2005). The sea anemone genus Actinostola Verrill 1883: variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description of Actinostola chilensis McMurrich 1904 [erratum]. Polar Biology, 28, 338-350, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0712-3
page(s): 347 [details]
additional source Häussermann, V.; Försterra, G. (2005). Distribution patterns of Chilean shallow-water sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actinaria, Corallimorpharia), with a discussion of the taxonomic and zoogeographic relationships between the actinofauna of ths South East Pacific, the South West Atlantic, and the Antarctic. Scientia Marina, 69 (Suppl. 2), 91-102, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s291
page(s): 95 [details]
additional source Hertwig, R. (1882). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 6(1): 1-136, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11377
page(s): 57-62, 130, 132 [details]
additional source Stephenson, T. A. (1920). On the classification of Actiniaria. Part I. -- Forms with acontia and forms with a mesogloeal sphincter. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> 64, 2, (256): 425-574., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27706883#page/509/mode/1up
page(s): 560 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of *Ophiodiscus* by monotypy. [details]
