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Family: Hormathiidae



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119 species
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Actinauge abyssorum
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Actinauge bocki
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Actinauge chilensis
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Actinauge cristata
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Actinauge granulata
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Actinauge longicornis
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Photo by Baxter, Sydney

Northeast Atlantic and th

Actinauge richardi (Marion, 1882)

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Actinauge richardi
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Actinauge verrilli
[Reticulate anemone]
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Adamsia fusca
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Adamsia sociabilis
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Allantactis parasitica
[Parasitic sea anemone]
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Amphianthus armatus
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Amphianthus bathybium
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Amphianthus brunneus
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Amphianthus californicus
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Amphianthus capensis
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Amphianthus caribaea
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Amphianthus dohrnii
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Amphianthus ingolfi
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Amphianthus islandicus
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Amphianthus lacteus
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Amphianthus laevis
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Amphianthus margaritaceus
[Pearly sea anemone]
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Amphianthus michaelsarsi
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Amphianthus minutus
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Amphianthus mirabilis
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Amphianthus mopseae
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Amphianthus natalensis
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Amphianthus nitidus
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Amphianthus norvegicus
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Amphianthus radiatus
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Amphianthus rosaceus
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Amphianthus sanctaehelenae
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Amphianthus valdiviae
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Amphianthus verruculatus
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Calliactis algoaensis
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Calliactis androgyna
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Calliactis annulata
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Calliactis argentacoloratus
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Calliactis brevicornis
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Calliactis conchicola
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northwest Pacific.

Calliactis japonica Carlgren, 1928

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Calliactis japonica
[]

Photo by Giourgis, Hector

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Calliactis palliata (Fabricius, 1779)

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Calliactis palliata
[Cloak anemone]

Photo by Giourgis, Hector

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Calliactis parasitica (Couch, 1844)

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Calliactis parasitica
['Parasitic' anemone]
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Calliactis polypores
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775)

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Calliactis polypus
[Outer-hermit sea anemone]
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Calliactis reticulata
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Calliactis sinensis
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Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Calliactis tricolor (Le Sueur, 1817)

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Calliactis tricolor
[Hermit anemone]
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Calliactis variegata
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Calliactis vincentina
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Calliactis xishaensis
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Cataphellia brodricii
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Chondrophellia africana
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Chondrophellia coronata
[Crowned sea anemone]
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Cricophorus nutrix
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Gliactis crassa
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Hormathia alba
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Hormathia andersoni
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Hormathia armata Rodríguez & López-González, 2001

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Hormathia armata
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Hormathia castanea
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Hormathia coronata
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Hormathia digitata
[Maned sea anemone]
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Hormathia georgiana
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Hormathia incubans
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Hormathia insignis
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Atlantic and An

Hormathia lacunifera (Stephenson, 1918)

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Hormathia lacunifera
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Hormathia marioni
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Hormathia mediterranea
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Hormathia nodosa
[Rugose anemone]
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Hormathia pectinata
[Tubercular anemone]
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Hormathia spinosa
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Hormathianthus tuberculatus
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Paracalliactis azorica
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Paracalliactis involvens
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Paracalliactis japonica
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Paracalliactis lacazei
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Paracalliactis michaelsarsi
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Paracalliactis robusta
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Paracalliactis rosea
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Paracalliactis sinica
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Paracalliactis stephensoni
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Paracalliactis valdiviae
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Paractinia striata
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Paraphellia expansa
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Paraphellia hunti
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Paraphellia lineata
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Paraphellia sanzoi
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Paraphelliactis pabista
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Phelliactis algoaensis
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Phelliactis americana
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Phelliactis callicyclus
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Phelliactis capensis
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Phelliactis capricornis
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Phelliactis carlgreni
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Phelliactis coccinea
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Phelliactis crassa
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Phelliactis gigantea
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Phelliactis hertwigi
[Hertwig's sea anemone]
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Phelliactis incerta
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Phelliactis japonica
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Phelliactis lophohelia
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Phelliactis magna
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Phelliactis michaelsarsi
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Phelliactis pelophila
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Phelliactis pulchra
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Phelliactis robusta
[Robust sea anemone]
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Phelliactis siberutiensis
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Phelliactis somaliensis
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Phelliactis spinosa
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Stephanactis impedita
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Stephanauge acanellae
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Stephanauge annularis
[Signet ring anemone]
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Stephanauge bulbosa
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Stephanauge hyalonematis
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Stephanauge nexilis
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Stephanauge spongicola
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Stephanauge tuberculata
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Stephanthus antarcticus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actinauge abyssorum Northeast Atlantic and th 1934
Actinauge bocki Northeast Atlantic and th 1943
Actinauge chilensis Northeast Atlantic and th 1959
Actinauge cristata Northeast Atlantic, North 1986
Actinauge granulata Northeast Atlantic, North 1928
Actinauge longicornis Western Atlantic 1882
Actinauge richardi Northeast Atlantic and th 1882
Actinauge verrilli Reticulate anemone Western Atlantic, Eastern 1893
Adamsia fusca Western Atlantic, Eastern 1833
Adamsia sociabilis Western Atlantic 1882
Allantactis parasitica Parasitic sea anemone Arctic and Northern Atlan 1890
Amphianthus armatus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1928
Amphianthus bathybium Arctic and Northern Atlan 1882
Amphianthus brunneus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1909
Amphianthus californicus Eastern Pacific 1936
Amphianthus capensis Eastern Pacific 1928
Amphianthus caribaea Eastern Pacific 1899
Amphianthus dohrnii Atlantic and the Mediterr 1878
Amphianthus ingolfi Atlantic and the Mediterr 1942
Amphianthus islandicus Atlantic and the Mediterr 1942
Amphianthus lacteus Atlantic and the Mediterr 1893
Amphianthus laevis Atlantic and the Mediterr 1938
Amphianthus margaritaceus Pearly sea anemone Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1890
Amphianthus michaelsarsi Arctic, Northern Atlantic 1934
Amphianthus minutus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1882
Amphianthus mirabilis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Amphianthus mopseae Antarctic Indian Ocean 1890
Amphianthus natalensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1938
Amphianthus nitidus Western Atlantic 1899
Amphianthus norvegicus Western Atlantic 1942
Amphianthus radiatus Western Atlantic 1928
Amphianthus rosaceus Western Atlantic 1908
Amphianthus sanctaehelenae Western Atlantic 1941
Amphianthus valdiviae Western Atlantic 1928
Amphianthus verruculatus Western Atlantic 1942
Calliactis algoaensis Western Atlantic 1938
Calliactis androgyna Western Atlantic 1975
Calliactis annulata Western Atlantic 1922
Calliactis argentacoloratus Western Atlantic 1996
Calliactis brevicornis Western Atlantic 1879
Calliactis conchicola Western Atlantic 1951
Calliactis japonica Northwest Pacific. 1928
Calliactis palliata Cloak anemone Atlantic and the Mediterr 1779
Calliactis parasitica 'Parasitic' anemone Atlantic and the Mediterr 1844
Calliactis polypores Atlantic and the Mediterr 1996
Calliactis polypus Outer-hermit sea anemone Indo-Pacific. 1775
Calliactis reticulata Indo-Pacific. 1918
Calliactis sinensis Indo-Pacific. 1870
Calliactis tricolor Hermit anemone Western Atlantic 1817
Calliactis variegata Western Atlantic 1869
Calliactis vincentina Western Atlantic 1922
Calliactis xishaensis Western Atlantic 1996
Cataphellia brodricii Western Atlantic 1859
Chondrophellia africana Western Atlantic 1928
Chondrophellia coronata Crowned sea anemone Western Atlantic 1883
Cricophorus nutrix Eastern Indian Ocean, Sou 1909
Gliactis crassa Eastern Indian Ocean, Sou 1918
Hormathia alba Atlantic and the Mediterr 1881
Hormathia andersoni Eastern Indian Ocean, Nor 1888
Hormathia armata Antarctic. 2001
Hormathia castanea Antarctic. 1904
Hormathia coronata Atlantic and the Mediterr 1858
Hormathia digitata Maned sea anemone Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Hormathia georgiana Northeast Atlantic and th 1927
Hormathia incubans Northeast Atlantic and th 1918
Hormathia insignis Northeast Atlantic and th 1918
Hormathia lacunifera Southwest Atlantic and An 1918
Hormathia marioni Southwest Atlantic and An 1889
Hormathia mediterranea Southwest Atlantic and An 1935
Hormathia nodosa Rugose anemone Northern Atlantic, Arctic 1780
Hormathia pectinata Tubercular anemone Southwest Atlantic and So 1882
Hormathia spinosa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1882
Hormathianthus tuberculatus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1943
Paracalliactis azorica Antarctic Indian Ocean 1975
Paracalliactis involvens Antarctic Indian Ocean 1893
Paracalliactis japonica Western Pacific 1928
Paracalliactis lacazei Western Pacific 1959
Paracalliactis michaelsarsi Western Pacific 1928
Paracalliactis robusta Endemic to the Mediterran 1991
Paracalliactis rosea Endemic to the Mediterran 1975
Paracalliactis sinica Northwest Pacific 1982
Paracalliactis stephensoni Northwest Pacific 1928
Paracalliactis valdiviae Northwest Pacific 1928
Paractinia striata Endemic to the Mediterran 1826
Paraphellia expansa Endemic to the Mediterran 1886
Paraphellia hunti Endemic to the Mediterran 1893
Paraphellia lineata Endemic to the Mediterran 1893
Paraphellia sanzoi Endemic to the Mediterran 1926
Paraphelliactis pabista Eastern Central Pacific, 1982
Phelliactis algoaensis Eastern Central Pacific, 1928
Phelliactis americana Western Atlantic 1976
Phelliactis callicyclus Western Atlantic 1973
Phelliactis capensis Western Atlantic 1938
Phelliactis capricornis Western Atlantic 1973
Phelliactis carlgreni Western Atlantic 1975
Phelliactis coccinea Western Atlantic 1918
Phelliactis crassa Western Atlantic 1908
Phelliactis gigantea Western Atlantic 1941
Phelliactis hertwigi Hertwig's sea anemone Eastern Central Atlantic. 1892
Phelliactis incerta Eastern Central Atlantic. 1934
Phelliactis japonica Eastern Central Atlantic. 1908
Phelliactis lophohelia Eastern Central Atlantic. 1973
Phelliactis magna Eastern Central Atlantic. 1908
Phelliactis michaelsarsi Eastern Central Atlantic. 1934
Phelliactis pelophila Eastern Central Atlantic. 1973
Phelliactis pulchra Eastern Central Atlantic. 1918
Phelliactis robusta Robust sea anemone North Atlantic and the Ar 1928
Phelliactis siberutiensis North Atlantic and the Ar 1928
Phelliactis somaliensis North Atlantic and the Ar 1928
Phelliactis spinosa North Atlantic and the Ar 1928
Stephanactis impedita North Atlantic and the Ar 1918
Stephanauge acanellae Western Atlantic 1883
Stephanauge annularis Signet ring anemone Eastern Pacific 1936
Stephanauge bulbosa Eastern Pacific 1928
Stephanauge hyalonematis Eastern Pacific 1893
Stephanauge nexilis Western Atlantic 1883
Stephanauge spongicola Western Atlantic 1883
Stephanauge tuberculata Western Atlantic 1882
Stephanthus antarcticus Antarctic Atlantic. 2003



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