Deep-Sea taxon details
Actinoscyphia aurelia (Stephenson, 1918)
100835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100835)
accepted
Species
Actinernus aurelia Stephenson, 1918 · unaccepted (original binomen)
marine, terrestrial
(of Actinernus aurelia Stephenson, 1918) Stephenson, T. A. (1918). On certain Actiniaria collected off Ireland by the Irish Fisheries Department, during the years of 1899-1913. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 34B(7): 106-164
page(s): 131-134 [details]
page(s): 131-134 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Actinoscyphia aurelia (Stephenson, 1918). 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=100835 on 2026-04-29
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Actinoscyphia aurelia (Stephenson, 1918). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100835 on 2026-04-29
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(of Actinernus aurelia Stephenson, 1918) Stephenson, T. A. (1918). On certain Actiniaria collected off Ireland by the Irish Fisheries Department, during the years of 1899-1913. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 34B(7): 106-164
page(s): 131-134 [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., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3375.1.1
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, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.279151
page(s): 184-187, 198 [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1978). Tiefsee-Aktinien der familie Actinoscyphiidae aus dem Nordatlantik (Actiniaria, Mesomyaria). Zoologica Scripta, 7, 145-153, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00597.x
page(s): 150-152 [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 Zamponi, M. O.; Perez, C. D. (1997). Comparative morphological study of different species of Actiniaria between the intertidal zone from Mar del Plata and Santa Clara del Mar (Argentine). I. Phymactis clematis Dana, 1849 (Anthozoa, Actiniidae). Biociências, 4(1): 91-102
page(s): 92 [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): 389-395 [details]
additional source Lampitt, R. S.; Paterson, G. L. J. (1987). The feeding behaviour of an abyssal sea anemone from in situ time lapse photographs and trawl samples. Oceanologica Acta, 10(4): 455-461
page(s): 460 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1928). Actiniaria der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899, 22(4): 125-266 [reprint 1-144]
page(s): 176-177 [54-55] [details]
additional source Dunn, D. F. (1982). Cnidaria. McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York and other cities., volume 1, pp. 669-706
page(s): 695 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 131-134 [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., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3375.1.1
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, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.279151
page(s): 184-187, 198 [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1978). Tiefsee-Aktinien der familie Actinoscyphiidae aus dem Nordatlantik (Actiniaria, Mesomyaria). Zoologica Scripta, 7, 145-153, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00597.x
page(s): 150-152 [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 Zamponi, M. O.; Perez, C. D. (1997). Comparative morphological study of different species of Actiniaria between the intertidal zone from Mar del Plata and Santa Clara del Mar (Argentine). I. Phymactis clematis Dana, 1849 (Anthozoa, Actiniidae). Biociências, 4(1): 91-102
page(s): 92 [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): 389-395 [details]
additional source Lampitt, R. S.; Paterson, G. L. J. (1987). The feeding behaviour of an abyssal sea anemone from in situ time lapse photographs and trawl samples. Oceanologica Acta, 10(4): 455-461
page(s): 460 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1928). Actiniaria der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899, 22(4): 125-266 [reprint 1-144]
page(s): 176-177 [54-55] [details]
additional source Dunn, D. F. (1982). Cnidaria. McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York and other cities., volume 1, pp. 669-706
page(s): 695 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
