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Actinia sipunculoides Stimpson, 1853

158209  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158209)

 unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, terrestrial
Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 7-8, fig. 2 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution Cape Hatteras to Bay of Fundy  
Distribution Cape Hatteras to Bay of Fundy [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Actinia sipunculoides Stimpson, 1853. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158209 on 2026-01-14
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Actinia sipunculoides Stimpson, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158209 on 2026-01-14
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2005-05-25 10:44:50Z
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2009-12-23 10:36:46Z
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2015-10-13 10:34:41Z
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original description Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 7-8, fig. 2 [details] OpenAccess publication

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

basis of record Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Sebens, K.P. 1998. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Anthozoa, Actinaria, Corallimorparia, Ceriantharia, and Zoanthidea. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 141. 68 p. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

source of synonymy Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Diet Generally, anthozoans are primarly carnivorous which prey on sea urchins, gastropods, bivalves, or crustaceans that crawl or swim into their grasp. [details]

Distribution Cape Hatteras to Bay of Fundy [details]

Habitat sandy, muddy, or rocky habitats; also may attached themselves to hard parts or products of other organisms (shells) [details]

Reproduction reproduce asexually through longitudinal fission and sexually (protandric hermaphrodites) [details]

Type specimen type specimen from Bay of Fundy [details]
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