Sagartia
| Sagartia | |
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| 1. Sagartia elegans var. nivea, 2. 3. 4. S. elegans var. miniata, 5. S, troglodytes, 6. S. parasitica, 7. S. îcthystoma 8. 9. S. ornata. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Sagartiidae |
| Genus: | Sagartia Gosse, 1855 [1] |
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Sagartia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Sagartiidae. The genus was first described by Philip Henry Gosse in 1855 and the image is his painting of several species found in British waters included in his book, A history of the British sea-anemones and corals. [2]
Species
The following species are recognised in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): [1]
- Sagartia affinis - Johnson, 1861
- Sagartia albovirdis - Kirk & Stuckey, 1909
- Sagartia aurora - (Gosse, 1854)
- Sagartia capensis - Pax, 1922
- Sagartia carcinophila - Verrill, 1869
- Sagartia catalinensis - McPeak, 1968
- Sagartia crispata - Verrill, 1869
- Sagartia elegans - (Dalyell, 1848)
- Sagartia expansa - (Stimpson, 1856)
- Sagartia hastata - Wright, 1859
- Sagartia herpetodes - (McMurrich, 1904)
- Sagartia ichthystoma - Gosse, 1858
- Sagartia lessonii - (Lesson, 1830)
- Sagartia minima - Pax, 1922
- Sagartia napensis - (Stimpson, 1856)
- Sagartia nigropunctata - (Stimpson, 1856)
- Sagartia nymphaea - (Drayton in Dana, 1846)
- Sagartia ornata - (Holdsworth, 1855)
- Sagartia panamensis - Verrill, 1869
- Sagartia problematica - Pax, 1922
- Sagartia pura - (Alder, 1858)
- Sagartia rhododactylos - (Grube, 1840)
- Sagartia rockalliensis - Carlgren, 1924
- Sagartia rubroalba - (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Sagartia sobolescens - Gravier, 1918
- Sagartia splendens - Danielssen, 1890
- Sagartia troglodytes - (Price in Johnston, 1847) [1]
References
- 1 2 3 Sagartia - Gosse, 1855 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ A history of the British sea-anemones and corals. Philip Henry Gosse. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
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