genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classifi ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
heteromorphosis
Heteromorphosis (//) ( el, έτερος – other; morphe – form) refers to situations where an organ or tissue is different from the expected,"Biology Encyclopedic Dictionary. "Ch. Ed. MS Gilyarov; Editorial Board: AA Babayev, GG Winberg, GA Zav ...
in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):
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Actinia alba
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
Actinia bicornis
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
'' Müller, 1776
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Actinia capillata
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
'' Gay, 1854
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Actinia cari
''Actinia cari'' is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is an uncommon species.
Description
''Actinia cari'' grows to approximately 4-5 centimetres wide, and 8 centimetres high. It c ...
'' Delle Chiaje, 1822
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Actinia chlorodactyla
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
Actinia cleopatrae
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in ...
1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
Actinia fragacea
''Actinia fragacea'', commonly known as the strawberry anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the order Actiniaria, that occurs from Norway to Africa, including adjacent islands (the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde) and the Mediterranean. ...
Actinia laurentii
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
'' Brandt, 1835
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Actinia mamillaris
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in ...
'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
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Actinia mediterranea
''Actinia mediterranea'' is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores all along its range in the Mediterranean Sea, Portuguese shores and the coast of north western Africa.Actinia mertensii'' Brandt, 1835
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Actinia minutissima
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
'' Le Sueur, 1817
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Actinia mucilaginosa
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
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Actinia nigropunctata
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
'' den Hartog & Ocaña, 2003
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Actinia obtruncata
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
'' Stimpson, 1853
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Actinia ostraearum
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
'' Gay, 1854
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Actinia papuana
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regis ...
'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
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Actinia prasina
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
Actinia pusilla
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in ...
Actinia rosea
''Sagartia elegans'', the elegant anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae. It is found in coastal areas of northwest Europe at depths down to 50 metres.
Description
The base of ''S. elegans'' is wider than the column and ...
Actinia rubida
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
Actinia sanguineo-punctata
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
'' Templeton, 1841
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Actinia simplex
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
'' Ehrenberg, 1834
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Actinia sinensis
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
Actinia tabella
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Registe ...
'' Drayton in Dana, 1846
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Actinia taeniata
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
'' Gay, 1854
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Actinia tenebrosa
''Actinia tenebrosa'', commonly known as the waratah anemone, is the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and New Zealand (where it is known in Māori as kōtore, or kōtoretore). It is found relatively hi ...
'' Farquhar, 1898
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Actinia tilesii
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in ...
Actinia tongana
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in ...
Actinia varians
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the Family (biology), family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in ...
Actinia zonata
''Actinia'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. Actinia display a rare form of heteromorphosis in which a cut inflicted on a specimen can develop into a second mouth.
Species
The following species are listed in the World Regist ...
'' Rathke, 1836
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Actinia cari
''Actinia cari'' is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is an uncommon species.
Description
''Actinia cari'' grows to approximately 4-5 centimetres wide, and 8 centimetres high. It c ...
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Actinia equina
The beadlet anemone (''Actinia equina'') is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of the British Isles. Its range extends to the rest of Western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Atlantic coast of Africa as f ...
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Actinia fragacea
''Actinia fragacea'', commonly known as the strawberry anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the order Actiniaria, that occurs from Norway to Africa, including adjacent islands (the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde) and the Mediterranean. ...
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Actinia mediterranea
''Actinia mediterranea'' is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores all along its range in the Mediterranean Sea, Portuguese shores and the coast of north western Africa.Actinia striata''
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Actinia tenebrosa
''Actinia tenebrosa'', commonly known as the waratah anemone, is the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and New Zealand (where it is known in Māori as kōtore, or kōtoretore). It is found relatively hi ...