Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -10 meters (-32 feet).Standard Deviation = 99.530 based on 227 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
()
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
()
- Hatschek, 1888
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
()
- (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Class:
Anthozoa
()
- Ehrenberg, 1831
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
()
- Order:
Actiniaria
()
- Sea Anemones
- Family:
Actiniidae
()
-
- Genus:
Actinia
()
- Linnaeus, 1767
- Specific name:
fragacea
- Tugwell, 1856
- Scientific name: - Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856
- Specific name:
fragacea
- Tugwell, 1856
- Genus:
Actinia
(
- Family:
Actiniidae
(
- Order:
Actiniaria
(
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
(
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Fautin D.G., 15-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Actinia
There are approximately 122 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. achates · A. adspersa · A. alba · A. alcyonoidea · A. amethystina · A. annulata · A. aster · A. aurantiaca · A. australiensis · A. bellis · A. bermudensis (Maroon Anemone) · A. bicolor · A. candida · A. capensis · A. carciniopados · A. cari · A. carneola · A. cavernata · A. cereus · A. chamaeleon · A. chameleo · A. chilensis · A. chrysanthellum · A. citrina · A. clavus · A. clematis · A. coccinea · A. coriacea · A. crassicornis · A. crucifera · A. decorata · A. denticulosa · A. depressa · A. digitata · A. doreensis · A. effoeta · A. elegans · A. elongata · A. entacmaea · A. equina · A. equina atlantica · A. equina mediterranea · A. felina · A. flagellifera · A. florida · A. flosculifera · A. fragacea · A. fusco-rubra · A. gelatinosa · A. gemma · A. gigas · A. glabra · A. glandulosa · A. gracilis · A. granulifera · A. grisea · A. grobbeni · A. holsatica · A. infecunda · A. intestinalis · A. iris · A. judaica · A. kraemeri · A. lacerata · A. laurentii · A. maculata · A. magnifica · A. melanaster · A. mesembryanthemum · A. miniata · A. multicolor · A. nigropunctata · A. nitida · A. nivea · A. nodosa · A. obtruncata · A. ocellata · A. ornata · A. palliata · A. pallida · A. papillosa · A. parasitica · A. parvitentaculata · A. pelagica · A. plumosa · A. polypus · A. prasina · A. priapus · A. producta · A. prolifera · A. pulcherrima · A. punctata · A. pusilla · A. quadricolor · A. radiata · A. rapiformis · A. reclinata · A. reticulata · A. rhodora · A. rosea
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 22, 2006.
- Fautin, Daphne G. (from Hexacorallians of the World).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Hexacorallians of the World 2001.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Benthic Marine data from CCW Technical Support (Research & Monitoring) Contracts
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) and associated benthic marine data held and managed by JNCC
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Biological Association - Marine Life Survey Data (collected by volunteers) collated by MarLIN
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Biological Association - Marine survey data (Professional) held by MarLIN.
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Conservation Society - Seasearch Marine Surveys
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3866591
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Hex-3818
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14578492
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 204176
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 398535
