Deep-Sea taxon details
Actinoscyphia saginata (Verrill, 1882)
100836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100836)
accepted
Species
Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882 · unaccepted (original binomen)
marine, terrestrial
(of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 225 [details]
page(s): 225 [details]
Holotype (of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) USNM...
Holotype (of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) USNM 23836, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Holotype (of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) YPM 9689, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Actinoscyphia saginata (Verrill, 1882). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100836 on 2025-05-31
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Actinoscyphia saginata (Verrill, 1882). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100836 on 2025-05-31
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(of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 225 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
additional source Ocaña, Oscar; Den Hartog, J.C. (2002). A catalogue of Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia from the Canary Islands and from Madeira, Arquipelago. <em>Life and Marine Sciences.</em> 19A: 33-54.
page(s): 38, 48 [details] Available for editors
additional source Eash-Loucks, W. E.; Fautin, D. G. (2012). Taxonomy and distribution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia) from deep water of the northeastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3375: 1 – 80.
page(s): 20 [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): 84 [details]
additional source Stephenson, T. A. (1920). On the classification of Actiniaria. Part I. -- Forms with acontia and forms with a mesogloeal sphincter. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> 64, 2, (256): 425-574., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27706883#page/509/mode/1up
page(s): 541 [details]
additional source Doumenc, D. A. (1975). Actinies bathyales et abyssales de l'océan Atlantique nord familles des Hormathiidae (genres Paracalliactis et Phelliactis) et des Actinostolidae (genres Actinoscyphia et Sicyonis). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 197, 3, (287): 157-204
page(s): 182-184, 198 [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1978). Tiefsee-Aktinien der familie Actinoscyphiidae aus dem Nordatlantik (Actiniaria, Mesomyaria). Zoologica Scripta, 7, 145-153
page(s): 146-149 [details]
additional source Sebens, K. P. (1998). Anthozoa: Actiniaria, Zoanthidea, Corallimorpharia, and Ceriantharia. National Marine Fisheries Service. Seattle., volume 141, pp. 1-67
page(s): 11, 15, 41, 52 [details]
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): 16 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1934). Ceriantharia, Zoantharia and Actiniaria from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-sea Expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910, 5(6): 1-27
page(s): 8-9 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G. (1984). More Antarctic and Subantarctic sea anemones (Coelenterata: Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria). Antarctic Research Series, 41, 1-42
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source Aldred, R. G.; Riemann-Zürneck, K.; Thiel, H.; Rice, A. L. (1979). Ecological observations on the deep-sea anemone Actinoscyphia aurelia. Oceanologica Acta, 2(4): 389-395
page(s): 389, 390 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 225 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
additional source Ocaña, Oscar; Den Hartog, J.C. (2002). A catalogue of Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia from the Canary Islands and from Madeira, Arquipelago. <em>Life and Marine Sciences.</em> 19A: 33-54.
page(s): 38, 48 [details] Available for editors
additional source Eash-Loucks, W. E.; Fautin, D. G. (2012). Taxonomy and distribution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia) from deep water of the northeastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3375: 1 – 80.
page(s): 20 [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): 84 [details]
additional source Stephenson, T. A. (1920). On the classification of Actiniaria. Part I. -- Forms with acontia and forms with a mesogloeal sphincter. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> 64, 2, (256): 425-574., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27706883#page/509/mode/1up
page(s): 541 [details]
additional source Doumenc, D. A. (1975). Actinies bathyales et abyssales de l'océan Atlantique nord familles des Hormathiidae (genres Paracalliactis et Phelliactis) et des Actinostolidae (genres Actinoscyphia et Sicyonis). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 197, 3, (287): 157-204
page(s): 182-184, 198 [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1978). Tiefsee-Aktinien der familie Actinoscyphiidae aus dem Nordatlantik (Actiniaria, Mesomyaria). Zoologica Scripta, 7, 145-153
page(s): 146-149 [details]
additional source Sebens, K. P. (1998). Anthozoa: Actiniaria, Zoanthidea, Corallimorpharia, and Ceriantharia. National Marine Fisheries Service. Seattle., volume 141, pp. 1-67
page(s): 11, 15, 41, 52 [details]
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): 16 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1934). Ceriantharia, Zoantharia and Actiniaria from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-sea Expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910, 5(6): 1-27
page(s): 8-9 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G. (1984). More Antarctic and Subantarctic sea anemones (Coelenterata: Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria). Antarctic Research Series, 41, 1-42
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source Aldred, R. G.; Riemann-Zürneck, K.; Thiel, H.; Rice, A. L. (1979). Ecological observations on the deep-sea anemone Actinoscyphia aurelia. Oceanologica Acta, 2(4): 389-395
page(s): 389, 390 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) USNM 23836, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Holotype (of Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882) YPM 9689, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Venus fly-trap anemone | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (32 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 23836) (from synonym Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (32 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 23836) (from synonym Actinernus saginatus Verrill, 1882)
To ITIS
