WoRMS taxon details
Actinauge Verrill, 1883
100750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100750)
accepted
Genus
Bathyactis Durègne, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (homonym)
Bathyactodes Strand, 1928 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Actinauge abyssorum Carlgren, 1934
- Species Actinauge bocki Carlgren, 1943
- Species Actinauge chilensis Carlgren, 1959
- Species Actinauge cristata Riemann-Zürneck, 1986
- Species Actinauge granulata Carlgren, 1928
- Species Actinauge karinae Fautin, 2016
- Species Actinauge longicornis (Verrill, 1882)
- Species Actinauge richardi (Marion, 1906)
- Species Actinauge verrillii McMurrich, 1893
- Species Actinauge crassa (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Actinauge abyssorum (Gravier, 1918) accepted as Actinauge karinae Fautin, 2016 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Actinauge borealis Verrill, 1922 accepted as Hormathia nodosa (Fabricius, 1780) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Actinauge consors Verrill, 1882 accepted as Paracalliactis consors (Verrill, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Actinauge fastigata McMurrich, 1893 accepted as Chondrophellia coronata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, nomen novum)
- Species Actinauge fastigiata McMurrich, 1893 accepted as Chondrophellia coronata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym, misspelling)
- Species Actinauge nexilis Verrill, 1883 accepted as Stephanauge nexilis (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Actinauge nodosa (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Hormathia nodosa (Fabricius, 1780) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Actinauge ricardi (Marion, 1906) accepted as Actinauge richardi (Marion, 1906) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Actinauge rugosa Verrill, 1922 accepted as Hormathia nodosa (Fabricius, 1780) (pro parte syn of Actinauge verrilli McMurrich, 1893 )
- Species Actinauge verrilli McMurrich, 1893 accepted as Actinauge verrillii McMurrich, 1893 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, terrestrial
Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 50 [details]
page(s): 50 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Actinauge Verrill, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100750 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 50 [details]
original description (of Bathyactis Durègne, 1886) Durègne, E. (1886). Bathyactis Richardi Marion. <em>Actes de Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 40: XXVIII, LIV. [details]
original description (of Bathyactodes Strand, 1928) Strand, E. (1928). Miscellanea nomenclatoria zoologica et palaeontologica. I–II. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 92A(8): 30-75. [details] Available for editors
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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]
page(s): 50 [details]
original description (of Bathyactis Durègne, 1886) Durègne, E. (1886). Bathyactis Richardi Marion. <em>Actes de Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 40: XXVIII, LIV. [details]
original description (of Bathyactodes Strand, 1928) Strand, E. (1928). Miscellanea nomenclatoria zoologica et palaeontologica. I–II. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 92A(8): 30-75. [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Doumenc D. & Foubert A. (1984). Microinformatique et taxonomie des actinies: Cle mondiale des genres. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, 60, 1, 43-86.
page(s): 58, 65, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83 [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): 93 [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1945). Further contributions to the knowledge of the cnidom in the Anthozoa especially in the Actiniaria. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar, 56, N.F., (9): 1-24
page(s): 22 [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1889). A revision of the British Actiniae. Part I. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 4, 2, 297-361
page(s): 317-318 [details]
additional source Southwell, T. (1906). Corrections and Additions. Part V.- Add the following list of Actiniaria identified by Mr. T. Southwell. W. A. Herdman (eds.). Royal Society. London, chapter correction, volume V, pp. 451-452
page(s): 452 [details]
additional source Dufaure, J. P. (1959). Une nouvelle actinie: Parastephanauge paxi, gen. nov., sp. nov. Bulletin de la Societé Zoologique de France, 84(1): 86-91
page(s): 90 [details]
additional source Karalis, P.; Chintiroglou, C. C. (1997). Biometric investigations on the cnidae of the rustica-color variety of the sea anemone Anemonia viridis (Förskal, 1775). Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 385-390
page(s): 389 [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1890). Report on the Actiniæ dredged off the south-west coast of Ireland in May, 1888. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, I, 3, (3): 370-374
page(s): 370-371 [details]
additional source Rodríguez, E.; Daly, M. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships among deep-sea and chemosynthetic sea anemones: Actinoscyphyiidae and Actinostolidae (Actiniaria: Mesomyaria). Public Library of Science One, 5, 6, 1-8, available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010958
page(s): 4, 5 [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): 186 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Doumenc D. & Foubert A. (1984). Microinformatique et taxonomie des actinies: Cle mondiale des genres. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, 60, 1, 43-86.
page(s): 58, 65, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83 [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): 93 [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Carlgren, O. (1945). Further contributions to the knowledge of the cnidom in the Anthozoa especially in the Actiniaria. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar, 56, N.F., (9): 1-24
page(s): 22 [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1889). A revision of the British Actiniae. Part I. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 4, 2, 297-361
page(s): 317-318 [details]
additional source Southwell, T. (1906). Corrections and Additions. Part V.- Add the following list of Actiniaria identified by Mr. T. Southwell. W. A. Herdman (eds.). Royal Society. London, chapter correction, volume V, pp. 451-452
page(s): 452 [details]
additional source Dufaure, J. P. (1959). Une nouvelle actinie: Parastephanauge paxi, gen. nov., sp. nov. Bulletin de la Societé Zoologique de France, 84(1): 86-91
page(s): 90 [details]
additional source Karalis, P.; Chintiroglou, C. C. (1997). Biometric investigations on the cnidae of the rustica-color variety of the sea anemone Anemonia viridis (Förskal, 1775). Israel Journal of Zoology, 43, 385-390
page(s): 389 [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1890). Report on the Actiniæ dredged off the south-west coast of Ireland in May, 1888. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, I, 3, (3): 370-374
page(s): 370-371 [details]
additional source Rodríguez, E.; Daly, M. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships among deep-sea and chemosynthetic sea anemones: Actinoscyphyiidae and Actinostolidae (Actiniaria: Mesomyaria). Public Library of Science One, 5, 6, 1-8, available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010958
page(s): 4, 5 [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): 186 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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