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Family: Actinostolidae



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74 species (see list below)
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Actinostola abyssorum
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Actinostola callosa
[Rough-skinned sea anemone]
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Actinostola carlgreni
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Actinostola chilensis
[Orange deep-water anemone]
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Actinostola crassicornis
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Actinostola georgiana
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Actinostola groenlandica
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Actinostola kerguelensis
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Actinostola spetsbergensis
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Antholoba achates
[Lobed anemone]
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Antholoba perdix
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Anthosactis capensis
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Anthosactis epizoica
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Anthosactis excavata
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Anthosactis ingolfi
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Anthosactis janmayeni
[Jan mayen sea anemone]
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Anthosactis nomados
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Antiparactis lineolatus
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Bathydactylus kroghi
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Bathydactylus valdiviae
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Chitinactis marmara
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Cnidanthus polaris
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Cyananthea hydrothermala
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Epiparactis dubia
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Glandulactis spetsbergensis
[Spitsberg sea anemone]
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Hadalanthus knudseni
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Hormosoma scotti Stephenson, 1918

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Hormosoma scotti
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Maractis rimicarivora
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Marianactis bythios
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Ophiodiscus annulatus
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Ophiodiscus sulcatus
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Pacmanactis hashimotoi
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Paractinostola bulbosa
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Paractinostola capensis
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Paractinostola faeculenta
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Paranthosactis denhartogi
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Paranthus chromatoderus
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Paranthus crassus
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Paranthus ignotus
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Paranthus niveus
[Burrowing brown anemone]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Paranthus rapiformis (Lesueur, 1817)

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Paranthus rapiformis
[Sea onion]
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Paranthus rhodorus
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Paranthus rugosus
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Paranthus sociatus
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Parasicyonis actinostoloides
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Parasicyonis groenlandica
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Parasicyonis ingolfi
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Parasicyonis sarsii
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Pseudoparactis tenuicollis
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Pycnanthus densus
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Pycnanthus laevis
[Silky sea anemone]
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Pycnanthus maliformis
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Sicyonis biotrans
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Sicyonis crassa
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Sicyonis erythrocephala
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Sicyonis gossei
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Sicyonis hemisphaerica
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Sicyonis ingolfi
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Sicyonis obesa
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Sicyonis sumatriensis
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Sicyonis tuberculata
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Sicyonis tubulifera
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Sicyonis variabilis
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Stomphia carneola
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Max. Length 12.5 cm WD
 
Stomphia coccinea
[Swimming anemone]
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Max. Length 21 cm H
 
Stomphia didemon
[Cowardly anemone]
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Stomphia japonica
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Stomphia pacifica
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Stomphia polaris
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic and An

Stomphia selaginella (Stephenson, 1918)

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Stomphia selaginella
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Stomphia vinosa
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Synsicyonis elongata
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Tealidium cingulatum
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Tealidium jungerseni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actinostola abyssorum Northeast Atlantic, North 1890
Actinostola callosa Rough-skinned sea anemone Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 1882
Actinostola carlgreni Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 1908
Actinostola chilensis Orange deep-water anemone Southeast Pacific 1904
Actinostola crassicornis Southwest Atlantic and An 1882
Actinostola georgiana Southwest Atlantic and An 1927
Actinostola groenlandica Southwest Atlantic and An 1899
Actinostola kerguelensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1928
Actinostola spetsbergensis Arctic Ocean, Northern At 1893
Antholoba achates Lobed anemone Pacific Ocean and Southwe 1846
Antholoba perdix Western Atlantic 1882
Anthosactis capensis Western Atlantic 1938
Anthosactis epizoica Western Atlantic 1922
Anthosactis excavata Western Atlantic 1882
Anthosactis ingolfi Western Atlantic 1921
Anthosactis janmayeni Jan mayen sea anemone Arctic Ocean, Northeast A 1890
Anthosactis nomados Eastern Central Pacific. 1999
Antiparactis lineolatus Eastern Central Pacific. 1846
Bathydactylus kroghi Eastern Central Pacific. 1956
Bathydactylus valdiviae Eastern Central Pacific. 1928
Chitinactis marmara Eastern Central Pacific. 2021
Cnidanthus polaris Eastern Central Pacific. 1908
Cyananthea hydrothermala East Pacific Rise. 3.5 TL 1988
Epiparactis dubia East Pacific Rise. 1921
Glandulactis spetsbergensis Spitsberg sea anemone Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1893
Hadalanthus knudseni Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1956
Hormosoma scotti Antarctic. 1918
Maractis rimicarivora Atlantic Ocean. 1999
Marianactis bythios Western Central Pacific. 1989
Ophiodiscus annulatus Western Central Pacific. 1882
Ophiodiscus sulcatus Western Central Pacific. 1882
Pacmanactis hashimotoi Western Central Pacific. 2005
Paractinostola bulbosa Western Central Pacific. 1928
Paractinostola capensis Western Central Pacific. 1928
Paractinostola faeculenta Western Central Pacific. 1893
Paranthosactis denhartogi Eastern Central Pacific. 2003
Paranthus chromatoderus Eastern Central Pacific. 1852
Paranthus crassus Eastern Central Pacific. 1899
Paranthus ignotus Eastern Central Pacific. 1904
Paranthus niveus Burrowing brown anemone Southeast Pacific 1830
Paranthus rapiformis Sea onion Western Atlantic 1817
Paranthus rhodorus Western Atlantic 1846
Paranthus rugosus Endemic to the Mediterran 1881
Paranthus sociatus Northwest Pacific 1940
Parasicyonis actinostoloides Northwest Pacific 1908
Parasicyonis groenlandica Northwest Pacific 1933
Parasicyonis ingolfi Northwest Pacific 1942
Parasicyonis sarsii Northeast Atlantic. 1921
Pseudoparactis tenuicollis Northeast Atlantic. 1904
Pycnanthus densus Northeast Atlantic and th 1921
Pycnanthus laevis Silky sea anemone Arctic 1921
Pycnanthus maliformis Arctic 1893
Sicyonis biotrans Arctic 1991
Sicyonis crassa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1882
Sicyonis erythrocephala Antarctic Atlantic and Ea 1922
Sicyonis gossei Antarctic Atlantic and Ea 1918
Sicyonis hemisphaerica Antarctic Atlantic and Ea 1934
Sicyonis ingolfi Antarctic Atlantic and Ea 1921
Sicyonis obesa Western Atlantic 1934
Sicyonis sumatriensis Western Atlantic 1928
Sicyonis tuberculata Western Atlantic 1921
Sicyonis tubulifera Western Atlantic 1882
Sicyonis variabilis Western Atlantic 1921
Stomphia carneola Western Atlantic 1853
Stomphia coccinea Swimming anemone Atlantic Ocean and Easter 12.5 WD 1776
Stomphia didemon Cowardly anemone Eastern Pacific 21 H 1973
Stomphia japonica Eastern Pacific 1943
Stomphia pacifica Eastern Pacific 1995
Stomphia polaris Eastern Pacific 1890
Stomphia selaginella Antarctic Atlantic and An 1918
Stomphia vinosa Eastern Central Pacific 1893
Synsicyonis elongata Eastern Central Pacific 1888
Tealidium cingulatum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1882
Tealidium jungerseni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1921



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