World Register of Deep-Sea species - Amphianthidae Hertwig, 1882

Deep-Sea taxon details

Amphianthidae Hertwig, 1882

AphiaID

991501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:991501)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Metridioidea Carlgren, 1893

Direct children (2)

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Genus Amphianthus Hertwig, 1882
Genus Stephanauge Verrill, 1899

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 76-77 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Amphianthidae Hertwig, 1882. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991501 on 2026-07-28

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Amphianthidae Hertwig, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991501 on 2026-07-28

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-05-06 16:39:16Z

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Daly, Meg

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original description Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 76-77 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Rodríguez, E.; Barbeitos, M.; Daly, M.; Gusmão, L. C.; Häussermann, V. (2012). Toward a natural classification: phylogeny of acontiate sea anemones (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria). <em>Cladistics.</em> 28(4): 375-392., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00391.x [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	アンフィアンサス科	[details]

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