Deep-Sea taxon details
Oceanactis diomedeae (McMurrich, 1893)
290509 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290509)
accepted
Species
Oractis diomedeae McMurrich, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Oractis diomedeae McMurrich, 1893) McMurrich, J. P. (1893). Report on the Actiniæ collected by the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross during the winter of 1887-1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 16(930): 119-216, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.16-930.119
page(s): 132, 138-140, 206 [details]
page(s): 132, 138-140, 206 [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Oceanactis diomedeae (McMurrich, 1893). 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=290509 on 2026-06-29
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Oceanactis diomedeae (McMurrich, 1893). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290509 on 2026-06-29
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(of Oractis diomedeae McMurrich, 1893) McMurrich, J. P. (1893). Report on the Actiniæ collected by the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross during the winter of 1887-1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 16(930): 119-216, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.16-930.119
page(s): 132, 138-140, 206 [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 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 Sanamyan, N. P. (2003). New record of Oceanactis diomedeae (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Oractiidae) and systematic position of the genera Oceanactis and Oractis. Species Diversity, 8, 93-101, available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.8.93
page(s): 93-100 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 132, 138-140, 206 [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 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 Sanamyan, N. P. (2003). New record of Oceanactis diomedeae (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Oractiidae) and systematic position of the genera Oceanactis and Oractis. Species Diversity, 8, 93-101, available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.8.93
page(s): 93-100 [details]
additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Oractis diomedeae McMurrich, 1893) SMNH 5621, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Oractis diomedeae McMurrich, 1893) USNM 17799, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat slope [details]
