WoRMS name details
Cymbactis McMurrich, 1893
- Species Cymbactis erythrosoma (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Cymbactis actinostoloides Wassilieff, 1908 accepted as Exocoelactis actinostoloides (Wassilieff, 1908) (original binomen)
- Species Cymbactis erythrocephala Pax, 1922 accepted as Sicyonis erythrocephala (Pax, 1922) (original binomen)
- Species Cymbactis faeculenta McMurrich, 1893 accepted as Actinostola faeculenta (McMurrich, 1893)
- Species Cymbactis frigida Pax, 1922 accepted as Stomphia selaginella (Stephenson, 1918)
- Species Cymbactis gossei Stephenson, 1918 accepted as Sicyonis gossei (Stephenson, 1918) (original binomen)
- Species Cymbactis maliformis (McMurrich, 1893) accepted as Pycnanthus maliformis McMurrich, 1893
- Species Cymbactis maxima Wassilieff, 1908 accepted as Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
- Species Cymbactis polaris (Clubb, 1908) accepted as Cnidanthus polaris (Clubb, 1908)
- Species Cymbactis selaginella Stephensen, 1918 accepted as Stomphia selaginella (Stephenson, 1918) (original binomen)
- Species Cymbactis sellaginella Stephenson, 1918 accepted as Stomphia selaginella (Stephenson, 1918)
marine, terrestrial
McMurrich, J. P. (1893). Report on the Actiniæ collected by the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross during the winter of 1887-1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 16(930): 119-216, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.16-930.119
page(s): 174 [details]
page(s): 174 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Cymbactis McMurrich, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592983 on 2026-06-18
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Nomenclature
original description
McMurrich, J. P. (1893). Report on the Actiniæ collected by the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross during the winter of 1887-1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 16(930): 119-216, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.16-930.119
page(s): 174 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 174 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
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): 396, 446 [details]
additional source Moyer, J. T. (1980). Influence of temperate waters on the behavior of the tropical anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii at Miyake-Jima, Japan. Bulletin of Marine Science, 30(Special Issue): 261-272
page(s): 262 [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): 396, 446 [details]
additional source Moyer, J. T. (1980). Influence of temperate waters on the behavior of the tropical anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii at Miyake-Jima, Japan. Bulletin of Marine Science, 30(Special Issue): 261-272
page(s): 262 [details]
