Deep-Sea taxon details
Metridium farcimen (Brandt, 1835)
283704 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283704)
accepted
Species
Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of ) Brandt, J. F. (1834-1835). Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio observatorum : fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. <em>Recueil des Actes de la Séance Publique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg.</em> 1834: 201-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 12 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Metridium farcimen (Brandt, 1835). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283704 on 2026-08-31
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Metridium farcimen (Brandt, 1835). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283704 on 2026-08-31
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(of ) Brandt, J. F. (1834-1835). Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio observatorum : fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. <em>Recueil des Actes de la Séance Publique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg.</em> 1834: 201-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951) Carlgren, O. (1951). The actinian fauna of the Gulf of California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 101 (3282):415-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.101-3282.415
page(s): 430-432 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ardelean, A. (2003). Reinterpretation of some tentacular structures in actinodendronid and thalassianthid sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 31-40
page(s): 35, fig. 2B [details]
additional source den Hartog J.C., Ates R.M.L. (2011). Actiniaria from Ria de Arosa, Galicia, northwestern Spain, in the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85 (2): 11-53.
page(s): 21, 22 [details]
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): 3, 4, 6, 41-43, 48, 78-79 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Hand, C. H. (2000). Metridium farcimen, the valid name of a common North Pacific sea anemone (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Acontiaria). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 113(4): 1151-1161
page(s): 1151-1159 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gotshall, D. W. (2005). Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers. Monterey., edition 2nd (Revised), pp. 117.
page(s): 32 [details]
additional source Kramer, A.; Francis, L. (2004). Predation resistance and nematocyst scaling for Metridium senile and M. farcimen. Biological Bulletin, 207, 130-140, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1543587
page(s): 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, Fig. 4C, D, G, and H, 138, 139 [details]
additional source Lamb, A.; Hanby, B. P. (2005). Sea anemones, corals, hydroids, hydrocorals, jellies and others: Phylum Cnidaria (aka Coelenterata). Habour Publishing. Madeira Park, pp. 80-113
page(s): 81 [details]
additional source Love, M. S.; York, A. (2005). A comparison of the fish assemblages associated with an oil/gas pipeline and adjacent seafloor in the Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California Bight. Bulletin of Marine Science, 77, 1, 101-117
page(s): 101, 102, 104 [details]
additional source Östman, C.; Kultima, J. R.; Roat, C. (2010). Tentacle cnidea of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Scientia Marina, 74(3): 511-521, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3511
page(s): 512, 513, 520 [details]
additional source Östman, C.; Kultima, J. R.; Roat, C.; Rundblom, K. (2010). Acontia and mesentery nematocysts of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Scientia Marina, 74(3): 483-497, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3483
page(s): 483, 484, 485, 495, 496 [details]
additional source Östman, C.; Kultima, J. R.; Wong, S. Y. G. (2010). Dart formation in nematocysts of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Scientia Marina, 74(3): 499-510, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3499
page(s): 509 [details]
page(s): 12 [details]
original description (of Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951) Carlgren, O. (1951). The actinian fauna of the Gulf of California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 101 (3282):415-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.101-3282.415
page(s): 430-432 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ardelean, A. (2003). Reinterpretation of some tentacular structures in actinodendronid and thalassianthid sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 31-40
page(s): 35, fig. 2B [details]
additional source den Hartog J.C., Ates R.M.L. (2011). Actiniaria from Ria de Arosa, Galicia, northwestern Spain, in the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85 (2): 11-53.
page(s): 21, 22 [details]
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): 3, 4, 6, 41-43, 48, 78-79 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Hand, C. H. (2000). Metridium farcimen, the valid name of a common North Pacific sea anemone (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Acontiaria). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 113(4): 1151-1161
page(s): 1151-1159 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gotshall, D. W. (2005). Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers. Monterey., edition 2nd (Revised), pp. 117.
page(s): 32 [details]
additional source Kramer, A.; Francis, L. (2004). Predation resistance and nematocyst scaling for Metridium senile and M. farcimen. Biological Bulletin, 207, 130-140, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1543587
page(s): 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, Fig. 4C, D, G, and H, 138, 139 [details]
additional source Lamb, A.; Hanby, B. P. (2005). Sea anemones, corals, hydroids, hydrocorals, jellies and others: Phylum Cnidaria (aka Coelenterata). Habour Publishing. Madeira Park, pp. 80-113
page(s): 81 [details]
additional source Love, M. S.; York, A. (2005). A comparison of the fish assemblages associated with an oil/gas pipeline and adjacent seafloor in the Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California Bight. Bulletin of Marine Science, 77, 1, 101-117
page(s): 101, 102, 104 [details]
additional source Östman, C.; Kultima, J. R.; Roat, C. (2010). Tentacle cnidea of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Scientia Marina, 74(3): 511-521, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3511
page(s): 512, 513, 520 [details]
additional source Östman, C.; Kultima, J. R.; Roat, C.; Rundblom, K. (2010). Acontia and mesentery nematocysts of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Scientia Marina, 74(3): 483-497, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3483
page(s): 483, 484, 485, 495, 496 [details]
additional source Östman, C.; Kultima, J. R.; Wong, S. Y. G. (2010). Dart formation in nematocysts of the sea anemone Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Scientia Marina, 74(3): 499-510, available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3499
page(s): 509 [details]
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| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whiteplumed anemonegigantic anemonegiant plumose anemonegiant plumed anemone | [details] |
| German | Riesen-SeenelkePazifische Riesenanemone | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (71 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metridium farcimen)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (43 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 49458) (from synonym Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metridium farcimen)
To GenBank (27 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (43 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 49458) (from synonym Isometridium rickettsi Carlgren, 1951)
To ITIS
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