Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 19 meters (62 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- 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:
Sagartiidae
()
- Genus:
Sagartia
()
- (J. Price in Johnston, 1847)
- Specific name:
elegans
- (Dalyell, 1848)
- Scientific name: - Sagartia elegans (Dalyell, 1848)
- Specific name:
elegans
- (Dalyell, 1848)
- Genus:
Sagartia
(
- Family:
Sagartiidae
(
- Order:
Actiniaria
(
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
(
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Actinia elegans Dalyell, 1848
- Actinia miniata Gosse, 1853
- Adamsia Elegans
- Sagartia miniata Gosse, 1853
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Fautin D.G., 15-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Sagartia
There are approximately 49 species in this genus:
S. albocincta · S. aurora · S. carcinophila · S. coccinea · S. crispata · S. dohrnii · S. elegans · S. elegans var. venusta · S. expansa · S. georgiana · S. hastata · S. herdmani · S. herpetodes · S. ichthystoma · S. ignea · S. lacerata · S. lactea · S. leucolena · S. lineata · S. lobata · S. longa · S. luciae · S. miniata · S. modesta · S. nitida · S. nutrix · S. nymphaea · S. ornata · S. paguri · S. pallida · S. panamensis · S. parasitica · S. penoti · S. pura · S. repens · S. rockalliensis · S. rosea · S. rubroalba · S. sancti · S. schilleriana · S. sobolescens · S. sociabilis · S. sphyrodeta · S. splendens · S. spongicola · S. troglodytes · S. vagrans · S. viduata · S. viruata
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) ENG url p. 277, p. 292.
- Dangerous marine animals. Cambridge, Md., Cornell Maritime Press, 1959. ENG url p. 143, p. 34.
- Mires de la Soci zoologique de France. Paris: Au Siege de la Soci, 1888- FRE url p. 19, p. 28, p. 30, p. 36, p. 42.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, ENG url p. 123, p. 138, p. 149, p. 507.
- The seas: our knowledge of life in the sea and how it is gained / by F.S. Russell and C.M. Yonge With 384 illustrations, 167 of which are in full colour. London; F. Warne & Co. Ltd., [1949] ENG url p. 376.
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 and 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.
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Accessed March 01, 2006. www.iobis.org
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: BioMar
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Countryside Council for Wales - Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Marine Conservation Society - Seasearch Marine Surveys
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3866528
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Hex-5076
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14378048
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 52691
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 398721
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 268.070 based on 1,484 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
