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Actinia Linnaeus, 1767

1047469 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1047469)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Actiniaria (Order)
  7. Actiniidae (Family)
  8. Actinia (Genus)
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Genus
Actiniidae Gosse, 1858
Aclinia Garthe, 1837 · unaccepted
Actinea Milne-Edwards, 1860 · unaccepted (Spelling variation)
Attinia Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted
Priapus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (suppressed in Opinion 1295 of the...)  
suppressed in Opinion 1295 of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

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  1. Species Actinia alba Risso, 1826
  2. Species Actinia annulata Gay, 1854
  3. Species Actinia aster Ellis, 1768
  4. Species Actinia atrimaculata Grube, 1840
  5. Species Actinia australiensis Carlgren, 1950
  6. Species Actinia bermudensis (McMurrich, 1889)
  7. Species Actinia bicornis Müller, 1776
  8. Species Actinia brevicirrhata Risso, 1826
  9. Species Actinia candida Müller, 1776
  10. Species Actinia capillata Gay, 1854
  11. Species Actinia cari Delle Chiaje, 1822
  12. Species Actinia chlorodactyla Brandt, 1835
  13. Species Actinia cinerea Gay, 1854
  14. Species Actinia cleopatrae Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834
  15. Species Actinia curta Drayton in Dana, 1846
  16. Species Actinia delicatula (Hertwig, 1888)
  17. Species Actinia denticulosa Lesueur, 1817
  18. Species Actinia dubia Lesson, 1830
  19. Species Actinia effoeta
  20. Species Actinia elongata Delle Chiaje, 1825
  21. Species Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Actinia erythrospilota Brandt, 1835
  23. Species Actinia fiscella Müller, 1789
  24. Species Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856
  25. Species Actinia gelatinosa Moseley, 1877
  26. Species Actinia gemma Drayton in Dana, 1846
  27. Species Actinia gracilis Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834
  28. Species Actinia graminea Drayton in Dana, 1846
  29. Species Actinia grobbeni Watzl, 1922
  30. Species Actinia infecunda McMurrich, 1893
  31. Species Actinia iris Müller, 1789
  32. Species Actinia judaica (Linnaeus, 1761)
  33. Species Actinia kraemeri Pax, 1914
  34. Species Actinia laurentii Brandt, 1835
  35. Species Actinia mamillaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  36. Species Actinia mertensii Brandt, 1835
  37. Species Actinia minutissima Le Sueur, 1817
  38. Species Actinia multicolor Stimpson, 1856
  39. Species Actinia nigropunctata Stimpson, 1856
  40. Species Actinia nigropunctata den Hartog & Ocaña, 2003
  41. Species Actinia nitida Dawson, 1858
  42. Species Actinia obtruncata Stimpson, 1853
  43. Species Actinia ostraearum Gay, 1854
  44. Species Actinia papuana Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  45. Species Actinia phaeochira (Schmarda, 1852)
  46. Species Actinia plumosa
  47. Species Actinia prasina Gosse, 1860
  48. Species Actinia pusilla Swartz, 1788
  49. Species Actinia reclinata Bosc, 1802
  50. Species Actinia rosea Risso, 1826
  51. Species Actinia rosula Ehrenberg, 1834
  52. Species Actinia rufa Müller, 1776
  53. Species Actinia sali Monteiro, Sole-Cava & Thorpe, 1997
  54. Species Actinia sanguineopunctata Templeton, 1841
  55. Species Actinia schmidti Monteiro, Sole-Cava & Thorpe, 1997
  56. Species Actinia simplex Ehrenberg, 1834
  57. Species Actinia striata Rizzi, 1907
  58. Species Actinia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  59. Species Actinia strigata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  60. Species Actinia tabella Drayton in Dana, 1846
  61. Species Actinia taeniata Gay, 1854
  62. Species Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
  63. Species Actinia tongana Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  64. Species Actinia truncata Müller, 1776
  65. Species Actinia varians Müller, 1806
  66. Species Actinia violacea Risso, 1826
  67. Species Actinia virgata Johnson, 1861
  68. Species Actinia volva Müller, 1776
  69. Species Actinia yarrellii Cocks, 1851
  70. Species Actinia zebra Grube, 1840
  71. Species Actinia abyssicola Moseley, 1877 accepted as Stephanauge acanellae (Verrill, 1883)
  72. Species Actinia achates Drayton in Dana, 1846 accepted as Antholoba achates (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  73. Species Actinia alba W.P. Cocks in Johnston, 1847 accepted as Helaria alba (W.P. Cocks in Johnston, 1847)
  74. Species Actinia alcyonoidea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Actinodendron alcyonoideum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  75. Species Actinia amethystina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
  76. Species Actinia anachoreta Pax, 1922 accepted as Pseudactinia flagellifera (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  77. Species Actinia anemone Ellis, 1768 accepted as Stichodactyla helianthus (Ellis, 1768)
  78. Species Actinia anemone Ellis, 1768 accepted as Stichodactyla duerdeni (Carlgren, 1900)
  79. Species Actinia annulata Le Sueur, 1817 accepted as Bartholomea annulata (Lesueur, 1817)
  80. Species Actinia arborea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Actinodendron arboreum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  81. Species Actinia artemisia Pickering in Dana, 1846 accepted as Anthopleura artemisia (Pickering in Dana, 1846)
  82. Species Actinia aurantiaca Delle Chiaje, 1825 accepted as Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)
  83. Species Actinia aurora Gosse, 1854 accepted as Heteractis aurora (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  84. Species Actinia aurora Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Heteractis aurora (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  85. Species Actinia azurea id. [Quoy & Gaimard] accepted as Phymanthus coeruleus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  86. Species Actinia ballii (Cocks, 1851) accepted as Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1851)
  87. Species Actinia bellis Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant, 1777)
  88. Species Actinia bicolor Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Calliactis tricolor (Lesueur, 1817)
  89. Species Actinia bicolor Lesson, 1830 accepted as Sagartia lessonii (Lesson, 1830)
  90. Species Actinia brevitentacula Quoy & Gaimard accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
  91. Species Actinia capensis Lesson, 1830 accepted as Bunodosoma capensis (Lesson, 1830)
  92. Species Actinia carciniopados Otto, 1823 accepted as Adamsia carciniopados (Bohadsch, 1761)
  93. Species Actinia carciniopodos Otto accepted as Adamsia carciniopados (Bohadsch, 1761)
  94. Species Actinia carneola Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Stomphia carneola (Stimpson, 1853)
  95. Species Actinia cavernata Bosc, 1802 accepted as Bunodosoma cavernata (Bosc, 1802)
  96. Species Actinia cereus Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Anemonia sulcata (Pennant, 1777)
  97. Species Actinia chamaeleon Grube, 1840 accepted as Telmatactis forskalii (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  98. Species Actinia chilensis Lesson, 1830 accepted as Anthothoe chilensis (Lesson, 1830)
  99. Species Actinia chromatodera accepted as Paranthus chromatoderus (Schmarda, 1852)
  100. Species Actinia chrysanthellum C.W. Peach in Johnston, 1847 accepted as Halcampa chrysanthellum (Peach in Johnston, 1847)
  101. Species Actinia citrina (H. & S.) accepted as Telactinia citrina (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
  102. Species Actinia clavata Ilmoni, 1830 accepted as Edwardsia clavata (Rathke, 1843)
  103. Species Actinia clavata Rathke, 1843 accepted as Edwardsia clavata (Rathke, 1843)
  104. Species Actinia clavus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Anemonactis clavus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  105. Species Actinia clematis Drayton in Dana, 1846 accepted as Phymactis clematis (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  106. Species Actinia coccinea O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Stomphia coccinea (Müller, 1776)
  107. Species Actinia coerulea Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Phymanthus coeruleus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  108. Species Actinia contarinii accepted as Paranemonia cinerea (Contarini, 1844)
  109. Species Actinia coriacea Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Tealia coriacea (Cuvier, 1798)
  110. Species Actinia crassicornis Müller, 1776 accepted as Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
  111. Species Actinia crassicornis Delle Chiaje accepted as Hormathia digitata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  112. Species Actinia crispa Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Heteractis crispa (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  113. Species Actinia crucifera Le Sueur, 1817 accepted as Phymanthus crucifer (Lesueur, 1817)
  114. Species Actinia cruentata Couthouy in Dana, 1846 accepted as Parantheopsis cruentata (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
  115. Species Actinia crystallina Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Paranthus chromatoderus (Schmarda, 1852)
  116. Species Actinia dævisii Agassiz, 1847 accepted as Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
  117. Species Actinia decora Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Telmatactis decora (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  118. Species Actinia decorata Couthouy in Dana, 1846 accepted as Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775) Klunzinger, 1877
  119. Species Actinia diadema Drayton in Dana, 1846 accepted as Bunodosoma diadema (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  120. Species Actinia diaphana Rapp, 1829 accepted as Aiptasia diaphana (Rapp, 1829)
  121. Species Actinia digitata Müller, 1776 accepted as Hormathia digitata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  122. Species Actinia dilatata Linn. accepted as Hormathia digitata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  123. Species Actinia ditata accepted as Hormathia digitata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  124. Species Actinia doreensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Macrodactyla doreensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  125. Species Actinia elegans Dalyell, 1848 accepted as Sagartia elegans (Dalyell, 1848)
  126. Species Actinia elegantissima Br. accepted as Anthopleura sola Pearse & Francis, 2000
  127. Species Actinia erythraea Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Anemonia erythraea (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  128. Species Actinia farcimen Brandt, 1835 accepted as Metridium farcimen (Tilesius, 1809)
  129. Species Actinia felina accepted as Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
  130. Species Actinia fenilis Linn. accepted as Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761)
  131. Species Actinia filiformis Rapp, 1829 accepted as Sagartiogeton viduatus (Müller, 1776)
  132. Species Actinia flagellifera Drayton in Dana, 1846 accepted as Pseudactinia flagellifera (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  133. Species Actinia flava Péron & Le Sueur in Le Sueur, 1817 accepted as Actinecta flava (Péron & Le Sueur in Le Sueur, 1817)
  134. Species Actinia florida Drayton in Dana, 1846 accepted as Phymactis clematis (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  135. Species Actinia flosculifera Le Sueur, 1817 accepted as Phyllactis flosculifera (Lesueur, 1817)
  136. Species Actinia forskalii Ehrenb. accepted as Telmatactis forskalii (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  137. Species Actinia forskålii Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Telmatactis forskalii (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  138. Species Actinia fuegiensis Couthouy in Dana, 1846 accepted as Antholoba achates (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
  139. Species Actinia fusco-rubra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Adamsia fusca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  140. Species Actinia gemmacea Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
  141. Species Actinia gigantea Ehrenb. accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
  142. Species Actinia gigantea Linn. accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
  143. Species Actinia gigantea Forskål accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
  144. Species Actinia gigas accepted as Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775)
  145. Species Actinia glandulosa Otto, 1823 accepted as Bunodactis glandulosa (Otto, 1823)
  146. Species Actinia granulifera Le Sueur, 1817 accepted as Bunodosoma granulifera (Lesueur, 1817)
  147. Species Actinia helianthus Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Stichodactyla helianthus (Ellis, 1768)
  148. Species Actinia helianthus Ellis, 1768 accepted as Stichodactyla helianthus (Ellis, 1768)
  149. Species Actinia holsatica Müller, 1806 accepted as Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)
  150. Species Actinia impatiens Couthouy in Dana, 1846 accepted as Choriactis impatiens (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
  151. Species Actinia lacerata Dalyell, 1848 accepted as Sagartiogeton laceratus (Dalyell, 1848)
  152. Species Actinia lineolata Couthouy in Dana, 1846 accepted as Antiparactis lineolatus (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
  153. Species Actinia macloviana Lesson, 1830 accepted as Urticina macloviana (Lesson, 1830)
  154. Species Actinia maculata Adams, 1800 accepted as Adamsia carciniopados (Bohadsch, 1761)
  155. Species Actinia maculata Brug. accepted as Adamsia carciniopados (Bohadsch, 1761)
  156. Species Actinia magnifica Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Heteractis magnifica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  157. Species Actinia melanaster (Verrill, 1901) accepted as Pseudactinia melanaster (Verrill, 1901)
  158. Species Actinia mesembryanthemum Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  159. Species Actinia miniata Gosse, 1853 accepted as Sagartia elegans (Dalyell, 1848)
  160. Species Actinia monile Templeton, 1836 accepted as Anthopleura monile (Templeton, 1836)
  161. Species Actinia mutabilis Gravenhorst, 1831 accepted as Aiptasia mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1831)
  162. Species Actinia nivea Lesson, 1830 accepted as Paranthus nivea (Lesson, 1830)
  163. Species Actinia nodosa Fabricii, 1780 accepted as Hormathia nodosa (Fabricius, 1780)
  164. Species Actinia ocellata Lesson, 1830 accepted as Parantheopsis occellata (Lesson, 1830)
  165. Species Actinia olivacea Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Anthothoe olivacea (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
  166. Species Actinia olivacea Le Sueur, 1817 accepted as Minyas olivacea (Lesueur, 1817)
  167. Species Actinia ornata Wright, 1856 accepted as Sagartia ornata (Holdsworth, 1855)
  168. Species Actinia ornata Holdsworth, 1855 accepted as Sagartia ornata (Holdsworth, 1855)
  169. Species Actinia palliata accepted as Adamsia carciniopados (Bohadsch, 1761)
  170. Species Actinia pallida Holdsworth, 1855 (unaccepted)
  171. Species Actinia papillosa Lesson, 1830 (unaccepted)
  172. Species Actinia parasitica Couch, 1842 (unaccepted)
  173. Species Actinia parvitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted)
  174. Species Actinia paumotensis Couthouy in Dana, 1846 (unaccepted)
  175. Species Actinia pedunculata Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
  176. Species Actinia pedunculata id. [Delle Chiaje] (unaccepted)
  177. Species Actinia pedunculata Gaert. (unaccepted)
  178. Species Actinia pelagica Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted)
  179. Species Actinia polypus Forskal (unaccepted)
  180. Species Actinia pretiosa Dana, 1846 (unaccepted)
  181. Species Actinia priapus Tilesius, 1809 (unaccepted)
  182. Species Actinia producta Stimpson, 1856 (unaccepted)
  183. Species Actinia prolifera Sars, 1835 (unaccepted)
  184. Species Actinia psapharoderma Pax, 1922 (unaccepted)
  185. Species Actinia pustulata Couthouy in Dana, 1846 (unaccepted)
  186. Species Actinia radiata Stimpson, 1856 (unaccepted)
  187. Species Actinia rapiformis Le Sueur, 1817 (unaccepted)
  188. Species Actinia reticulata Couthouy in Dana, 1846 (unaccepted)
  189. Species Actinia rhodora Couthouy in Dana, 1846 (unaccepted)
  190. Species Actinia sanctæ-helenæ Lesson, 1830 (unaccepted)
  191. Species Actinia senilis Linn. (unaccepted)
  192. Species Actinia sipunculoides Stimpson, 1853 (unaccepted)
  193. Species Actinia solifera Le Sueur, 1817 (unaccepted)
  194. Species Actinia spectabilis Fabricii, 1780 (unaccepted)
  195. Species Actinia stellula Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 (unaccepted)
  196. Species Actinia striata Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
  197. Species Actinia sulcata Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
  198. Species Actinia suspecta Pax, 1922 (unaccepted)
  199. Species Actinia tapetum Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 (unaccepted)
  200. Species Actinia thallia Gosse, 1854 (unaccepted)
  201. Species Actinia thompsoni Coughtrey, 1875 (unaccepted)
  202. Species Actinia tricolor Le Sueur, 1817 (unaccepted)
  203. Species Actinia troglodytes Price in Johnston, 1847 (unaccepted)
  204. Species Actinia tuberculosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted)
  205. Species Actinia ultramarina Péron & Le Sueur in Le Sueur, 1817 (unaccepted)
  206. Species Actinia undata Müller, 1778 (unaccepted)
  207. Species Actinia viduata Müller, 1776 (unaccepted)
  208. Species Actinia villosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted)
  209. Species Actinia viridis Gmel. (unaccepted)
  210. Species Actinia viridis Linn. (unaccepted)
  211. Species Actinia viridis Forch. (unaccepted)
  212. Species Actinia viridula Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted)
  213. Species Actinia xanthogrammica Brandt, 1835 (unaccepted)
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Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1088 [details] 
IRMNG (2026). Actinia Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1047469 on 2026-07-15
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1088 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/van der Land & J.H. den Hartog, 2001 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/van der Land & J.H. den Hartog, 2001 [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Actinea Milne-Edwards, 1860) Hist. Corall., 3, Regist.
page(s): 480 [details] 

original description (of Attinia Nardo, 1847) Prosp. Fauna mar. Veneto
page(s): 6 [details] 

original description (of Aclinia Garthe, 1837) Zool. Tab., Zoocorallina. [details] 

original description (of Priapus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 100 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006) [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Actinea Milne-Edwards, 1860)
To WoRMS (from synonym Priapus Forsskål, 1775)
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