Deep-Sea taxon details
Corynactis californica Carlgren, 1936
283836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283836)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Carlgren, O. (1936). Some west American sea anemones. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 26(1): 16-23
page(s): 17-18 [details]
page(s): 17-18 [details]
Holotype USNM 43060, geounit United States Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 43060, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Daly, M.; Fautin, D.G. (2013). World List of Corallimorpharia. Corynactis californica Carlgren, 1936. 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=283836 on 2026-09-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Corynactis californica Carlgren, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283836 on 2026-09-06
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Carlgren, O. (1936). Some west American sea anemones. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 26(1): 16-23
page(s): 17-18 [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 Annett, C.; Pierotti, R. (1984). Foraging behavior and prey selection of the leather seastar Dermasterias imbricata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 14, 197-206, available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps014197
page(s): 197-206 [details]
additional source Ates, R. M. L. (1994). Corallimorpharia intermediates between sea anemones and stony corals. Aquarium Frontiers, 23-28
page(s): 24-25 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1943). East-Asiatic Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 20: 1-43, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 8-9 [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): 14 [details]
additional source Cline, E. I.; Wolowyk, M. W. (1997). Cardiac stimulatory, cytotoxic and cytolytic activity of extracts of sea anemones. International Journal of Pharmacognosy, 35(2): 91-98, available online at https://doi.org/10.1076/phbi.35.2.91.13277
page(s): 91, 93-94 [details]
additional source Daly, M.; Lipscomb, D. L.; Allard, M. W. (2002). A simple test: evaluating explanations for the relative simplicity of the Edwardsiidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Evolution, 56(3): 502-510, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01361.x
page(s): 503, 505, 506, fig. 1, fig. 2 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1980). Caribbean Shallow Water Corallimorpharia. Zoologische Verhandelingen, (176): 83 pp.
page(s): 76-77 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C.; Ocaña, O.; Brito, A. (1993). Corallimorpharia collected during the CANCAP expeditions (1976-1986) in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 282, 3-76
page(s): 21-22, 26 [details] Available for editors
additional source Eckelbarger, K. J.; Hand, C. H.; Uhlinger, K. R. (2008). Ultrastructural features of the trophonema and oogenesis in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis (Edwardsiidae). Invertebrate Biology, 127(4): 3810395, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2008.00146.x
page(s): 391 [details]
additional source Edmunds, P. J. (2007). Physiological ecology of the clonal corallimorpharian Corynactis californica. Marine Biology, 150, 783-796
page(s): 783-794, fig. 2, fig. 3 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Kozloff, E. N.; Siebert, A. E. (1987). Phylum Cnidaria - Class Anthozoa. University of Washington Press. Seattle and London., pp. 68-78
page(s): 72, 78 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; White, T. R. & Pearson, K. E. (2002). Two New Species of Deep-Water Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the Northeast Pacific, Corallimorphus denhartogi and C. pilatus. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 56(2): 113-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.1353/psc.2002.0013
page(s): 113 [details] Available for editors
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): 33 [details]
additional source Guinot, D.; Doumenc, D. A.; Chintiroglou, C. C. (1995). A review of the carrying behaviour in brachyuran crabs, with additional information on the symbioses with sea anemones. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 43(2): 377-416
page(s): 396, 402 [details]
additional source Hand, C. (1957). Another sea anemone from California and the types of certain Californian anemones. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(12): 411-414., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/134287
page(s): 413 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hand, C. H. (1955). The sea anemones of central California Part I. The corallimorpharian and athenarian anemones. Wasmann Journal of Biology, 12(3): 345-375
page(s): 348-355 [details]
additional source Hand, C. H.; Uhlinger, K. R. (1995). Asexual reproduction by transverse fission and some anomalies in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Invertebrate Biology, 114(1): 9-18, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3226948
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Kuguru, B. L.; Mgaya, Y. D.; Öhman, M. C.; Wagner, G. M. (2004). The reef environment and competitive success in the Corallimorpharia. Marine Biology, 145, 875-884, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1376-9
page(s): 876 [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): 86 [details]
additional source Love, M. S.; Yoklavich, M. M.; Black, B. A.; Andrews, A. H. (2007). Age of black coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) colonies, with notes on associated invertebrate species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 80(2): 391-399.
page(s): 395, 396 [details]
additional source Medina, M.; Collins, A. G.; Takaoka, T. L.; Kuehl, J. V.; Boore, J. L. (2006). Naked corals: skeleton loss in Scleractinia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(24): 9096-9100, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0602444103
page(s): 9097 [details]
additional source Parker, T.; Tunnicliffe, V. (1994). Dispersal strategies of the biota on an oceanic seamount: implications for ecology and biogeography. Biol. Bull., 187: 336-345, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1542290
page(s): 338, 339 [details]
additional source Patton, M. L.; Brown, S. T.; Harman, R. F.; Grove, R. S. (1991). Effect of the anemone Corynactis californica on subtidal predation by sea stars in the Southern California Bight. Bulletin of Marine Science, 48(3): 623-634
page(s): 623-633 [details]
additional source Robson, E. A. (2004). Cnidogenesis in the jewel anemone Corynactis californica (Carlgren, 1936) and C. viridis (Allman, 1846) (Anthozoa: Corallimorpharia). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 78(27): 461-476
page(s): 461, 463-465, 467-469, 471 [details]
additional source Uchida, H.; Soyama, I. (2001). Sea Anemones in Japanese Waters. TBS. Japan., pp. 157.
page(s): 108, 150, 153 [details]
additional source Uchida, T. (1940). The fauna of Akkeshi Bay X. Actiniaria. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University, 7, 6, (3): 265-275
page(s): 272 [details]
page(s): 17-18 [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 Annett, C.; Pierotti, R. (1984). Foraging behavior and prey selection of the leather seastar Dermasterias imbricata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 14, 197-206, available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps014197
page(s): 197-206 [details]
additional source Ates, R. M. L. (1994). Corallimorpharia intermediates between sea anemones and stony corals. Aquarium Frontiers, 23-28
page(s): 24-25 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1943). East-Asiatic Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 20: 1-43, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 8-9 [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): 14 [details]
additional source Cline, E. I.; Wolowyk, M. W. (1997). Cardiac stimulatory, cytotoxic and cytolytic activity of extracts of sea anemones. International Journal of Pharmacognosy, 35(2): 91-98, available online at https://doi.org/10.1076/phbi.35.2.91.13277
page(s): 91, 93-94 [details]
additional source Daly, M.; Lipscomb, D. L.; Allard, M. W. (2002). A simple test: evaluating explanations for the relative simplicity of the Edwardsiidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Evolution, 56(3): 502-510, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01361.x
page(s): 503, 505, 506, fig. 1, fig. 2 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1980). Caribbean Shallow Water Corallimorpharia. Zoologische Verhandelingen, (176): 83 pp.
page(s): 76-77 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C.; Ocaña, O.; Brito, A. (1993). Corallimorpharia collected during the CANCAP expeditions (1976-1986) in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 282, 3-76
page(s): 21-22, 26 [details] Available for editors
additional source Eckelbarger, K. J.; Hand, C. H.; Uhlinger, K. R. (2008). Ultrastructural features of the trophonema and oogenesis in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis (Edwardsiidae). Invertebrate Biology, 127(4): 3810395, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2008.00146.x
page(s): 391 [details]
additional source Edmunds, P. J. (2007). Physiological ecology of the clonal corallimorpharian Corynactis californica. Marine Biology, 150, 783-796
page(s): 783-794, fig. 2, fig. 3 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Kozloff, E. N.; Siebert, A. E. (1987). Phylum Cnidaria - Class Anthozoa. University of Washington Press. Seattle and London., pp. 68-78
page(s): 72, 78 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; White, T. R. & Pearson, K. E. (2002). Two New Species of Deep-Water Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the Northeast Pacific, Corallimorphus denhartogi and C. pilatus. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 56(2): 113-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.1353/psc.2002.0013
page(s): 113 [details] Available for editors
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): 33 [details]
additional source Guinot, D.; Doumenc, D. A.; Chintiroglou, C. C. (1995). A review of the carrying behaviour in brachyuran crabs, with additional information on the symbioses with sea anemones. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 43(2): 377-416
page(s): 396, 402 [details]
additional source Hand, C. (1957). Another sea anemone from California and the types of certain Californian anemones. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(12): 411-414., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/134287
page(s): 413 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hand, C. H. (1955). The sea anemones of central California Part I. The corallimorpharian and athenarian anemones. Wasmann Journal of Biology, 12(3): 345-375
page(s): 348-355 [details]
additional source Hand, C. H.; Uhlinger, K. R. (1995). Asexual reproduction by transverse fission and some anomalies in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Invertebrate Biology, 114(1): 9-18, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3226948
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Kuguru, B. L.; Mgaya, Y. D.; Öhman, M. C.; Wagner, G. M. (2004). The reef environment and competitive success in the Corallimorpharia. Marine Biology, 145, 875-884, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1376-9
page(s): 876 [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): 86 [details]
additional source Love, M. S.; Yoklavich, M. M.; Black, B. A.; Andrews, A. H. (2007). Age of black coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) colonies, with notes on associated invertebrate species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 80(2): 391-399.
page(s): 395, 396 [details]
additional source Medina, M.; Collins, A. G.; Takaoka, T. L.; Kuehl, J. V.; Boore, J. L. (2006). Naked corals: skeleton loss in Scleractinia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(24): 9096-9100, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0602444103
page(s): 9097 [details]
additional source Parker, T.; Tunnicliffe, V. (1994). Dispersal strategies of the biota on an oceanic seamount: implications for ecology and biogeography. Biol. Bull., 187: 336-345, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1542290
page(s): 338, 339 [details]
additional source Patton, M. L.; Brown, S. T.; Harman, R. F.; Grove, R. S. (1991). Effect of the anemone Corynactis californica on subtidal predation by sea stars in the Southern California Bight. Bulletin of Marine Science, 48(3): 623-634
page(s): 623-633 [details]
additional source Robson, E. A. (2004). Cnidogenesis in the jewel anemone Corynactis californica (Carlgren, 1936) and C. viridis (Allman, 1846) (Anthozoa: Corallimorpharia). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 78(27): 461-476
page(s): 461, 463-465, 467-469, 471 [details]
additional source Uchida, H.; Soyama, I. (2001). Sea Anemones in Japanese Waters. TBS. Japan., pp. 157.
page(s): 108, 150, 153 [details]
additional source Uchida, T. (1940). The fauna of Akkeshi Bay X. Actiniaria. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University, 7, 6, (3): 265-275
page(s): 272 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 43060, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype SMNH 4032, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 43064, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | strawberry corallimorpharianstrawberry anemoneclub-tipped anemone | [details] |
| German | Erdbeeranemone | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corynactis californica)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (40 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Corynactis californica)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (40 records)
To ITIS
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