WoRMS name details
Actinia digitata Müller, 1776
741556 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:741556)
unaccepted (original binomen)
Species
marine, terrestrial
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Note Type species of *Chondractinia* by monotypy.
Type species Type species of *Chondractinia* by monotypy. [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Actinia digitata Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741556 on 2026-01-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Heller, C. (1868). Die Zoophyten und Echinodermen des Adriatischen Meeres. <em>Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft von Wien.</em> 18, supplement: 1-88, 3 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43291
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Müller, O. F. (1806). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. [Danish Zoology, or Descriptions and History of the Rarer and Lesser Known Animals of Denmark and Norway.]. <em>Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen.</em> 4 [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794528
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source Verrill, Addison Emery. (1874). Explorations of Casco Bay by the U.S. Fish Commission in 1873. <em>Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 22: 340-395, 6 plates., available online at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsamer11sciegoog#page/n594/mode/2up
page(s): 349 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1873). Brief contributions to zooelogy, from the museum of Yale College; No. XXV, Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England, No. 3. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> s3-6(36): 435–440., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/65062-brief-contributions-to-zooelogy-from-the-museum-of-yale-college-no-xxv-results-of-recent-dredging-expeditions-on-the-coast-of-new-england-no-3
page(s): 440 [details]
additional source Danielssen, D. C. (1859). Beretning om en zoologisk Reise foretagen i Sommeren 1857. <em>Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne, Cristiania.</em> 11 : 1-58 (48-49)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54065988
page(s): 44 [details]
additional source Gravenhorst I.L.C. (1831). Tergestina, oder Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen über einige bei Triest im Meere lebende Arten der Gattungen <i>Octopus, Doris, Pinna, Ascidia, Serpula, Echinus, Asterias, Ophiura, Holothuria, Actinia, Caryophyllia, Actinotus</i>. <i>Breslau [Wroclaw], W.G. Korn. 166 p.</i>: , available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=xRAAAAAAQAAJ
page(s): 123, 125 [details]
additional source 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): 52 [details]
additional source Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 143-144 [details]
additional source Kwietniewski, C. R. (1898). Actiniaria von Ost-Spitzbergen, nach den Sammlungen von Prof. Dr. W. Kükenthal und Dr. A. Walter. Zoologische Jahrbücher Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, 11, 121-140
page(s): 125 [details]
additional source Danielssen, D. C.; Koren, J. (1856). Nye Actinier [Actinies nouvelles]. Fr. D. Beyer. Bergen., volume 2, pp. 87-90
page(s): 87 [details]
additional source Müller, O. F. (1780). Die rothbraune Seenessel. Leipzig and Dessau., chapter 30, pp. 75-80
page(s): 79 [details]
additional source Otto, A. W. (1823). Beschreibung einiger neuen Mollusken und Zoophyten. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Coralinae Naturae Curiosorum, 11, 288-294
page(s): 293 [details]
additional source Alder, J. (1858). A catalogue of the zoophytes of Northumberland and Durham. Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club, 3, 93-161, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10657407
page(s): 96, 99, 134 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Walker (1875). Echinodermata, Cirripedia, and Actiniæ, collected during the voyage of the "Fox". Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office. London., chapter LXIX, pp. 510-511
page(s): 511 [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): 196 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lütken, C. (1861). Nogle Bémærkninger om de ved de danske Kyster iagttagne Arter af Aktiniernes Gruppe. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening (Copenhagen), 14, 184-200
page(s): 186 [details]
additional source Heller, C. (1868). Die Zoophyten und Echinodermen des Adriatischen Meeres. <em>Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft von Wien.</em> 18, supplement: 1-88, 3 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43291
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Müller, O. F. (1806). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. [Danish Zoology, or Descriptions and History of the Rarer and Lesser Known Animals of Denmark and Norway.]. <em>Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen.</em> 4 [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794528
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source Verrill, Addison Emery. (1874). Explorations of Casco Bay by the U.S. Fish Commission in 1873. <em>Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 22: 340-395, 6 plates., available online at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsamer11sciegoog#page/n594/mode/2up
page(s): 349 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1873). Brief contributions to zooelogy, from the museum of Yale College; No. XXV, Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England, No. 3. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> s3-6(36): 435–440., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/65062-brief-contributions-to-zooelogy-from-the-museum-of-yale-college-no-xxv-results-of-recent-dredging-expeditions-on-the-coast-of-new-england-no-3
page(s): 440 [details]
additional source Danielssen, D. C. (1859). Beretning om en zoologisk Reise foretagen i Sommeren 1857. <em>Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne, Cristiania.</em> 11 : 1-58 (48-49)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54065988
page(s): 44 [details]
additional source Gravenhorst I.L.C. (1831). Tergestina, oder Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen über einige bei Triest im Meere lebende Arten der Gattungen <i>Octopus, Doris, Pinna, Ascidia, Serpula, Echinus, Asterias, Ophiura, Holothuria, Actinia, Caryophyllia, Actinotus</i>. <i>Breslau [Wroclaw], W.G. Korn. 166 p.</i>: , available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=xRAAAAAAQAAJ
page(s): 123, 125 [details]
additional source 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): 52 [details]
additional source Sars M. (1851). Beretning om i Sommeren 1849 Fortagen Zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken. <em>Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 6(2):121–211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8152707
page(s): 143-144 [details]
additional source Kwietniewski, C. R. (1898). Actiniaria von Ost-Spitzbergen, nach den Sammlungen von Prof. Dr. W. Kükenthal und Dr. A. Walter. Zoologische Jahrbücher Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, 11, 121-140
page(s): 125 [details]
additional source Danielssen, D. C.; Koren, J. (1856). Nye Actinier [Actinies nouvelles]. Fr. D. Beyer. Bergen., volume 2, pp. 87-90
page(s): 87 [details]
additional source Müller, O. F. (1780). Die rothbraune Seenessel. Leipzig and Dessau., chapter 30, pp. 75-80
page(s): 79 [details]
additional source Otto, A. W. (1823). Beschreibung einiger neuen Mollusken und Zoophyten. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Coralinae Naturae Curiosorum, 11, 288-294
page(s): 293 [details]
additional source Alder, J. (1858). A catalogue of the zoophytes of Northumberland and Durham. Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club, 3, 93-161, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10657407
page(s): 96, 99, 134 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Walker (1875). Echinodermata, Cirripedia, and Actiniæ, collected during the voyage of the "Fox". Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office. London., chapter LXIX, pp. 510-511
page(s): 511 [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): 196 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lütken, C. (1861). Nogle Bémærkninger om de ved de danske Kyster iagttagne Arter af Aktiniernes Gruppe. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening (Copenhagen), 14, 184-200
page(s): 186 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of *Chondractinia* by monotypy. [details]
