List of Mediterranean Hexacorallia

from the book "Das Mittelmeer, Fauna, Flora, Ökologie, Band II/1, Bestimmungsführer", Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin, ed: Robert Hofrichter (2003)

compiled by Verena Häussermann, Günter Försterra and Dennis Opresko with the help of Ron Ates and Helmut Zibrowius

Class Anthozoa

Subclass Hexacorallia Haeckel, 1866

1) Order Ceriantharia

Suborder Spirularia den Hartog, 1977

Family Cerianthidae Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1852

-          Cerianthus membranaceus (Spallanzani, 1784) (=?Synarachnactis membranacea)

-          Cerianthus lloydii Gosse, 1859 (=Synarachnactis bournei)

-          Pachycerianthus solitarius (Rapp, 1829)

-          Pachycerianthus dohrni (van Beneden, 1923)

-          Pachycerianthus sp. (sensu Ates, 1988)

Suborder Penicillaria den Hartog, 1977

Family Arachnactidae McMurrich, 1910

-          Arachnanthus oligopodus (Cerfontaine, 1891)

2) Order Actiniaria

Suborder Protantheae Carlgren, 1891

Family Gonactiniidae Carlgren, 1893

-          Protanthea simplex (Carlgren, 1891)

-          Gonactinia prolifera (Sars, 1835)

 Suborder Nynantheae Carlgren, 1899

Tribe Boloceroidaria Carlgren, 1924

Family Boloceroididae Carlgren, 1924

-          Bunodeopsis strumosa Andres, 1880 (=Tetractis janthina)

 

Family Aliciidae Duerden 1897

-          Alicia mirabilis Johnson, 1861 (=Alicia costae)

 

        Tribe Mesomyaria Stephenson, 1921

Family Diadumenidae Stephenson, 1920

-          Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925

-          Diadumene luciae (Verrill, 1898) (=Haliplanella lineata (Verrill, 1869), =H. luciae)

 

Family  Aiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924

-          Aiptasia mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1831) (=A. couchii)

-          Aiptasia diaphana  (Rapp, 1829)

-          Aiptasiogeton pellucidus (Hollard, 1848) (=Aiptasiogeton comatus)

 

Family Hormathiidae Carlgren, 1925

-          Hormathia coronata (Gosse, 1858)

-          Hormathia alba (Andres, 1880) (= Paracalliactis mediterranea)

-          Paractinia striata (Risso, 1826) (=Parastephanauge paxi)

-          Adamsia palliata (O. F. Müller, 1776) (=A. carciniopados)

-          Calliactis parasitica (Couch, 1842)

-          Paracalliactis robusta Tur, 1991

-          Amphianthus dohrnii (v. Koch, 1878)

-          Actinauge richardi (Marion, 1882)

 

Family Isophellidae Stephenson, 1935

-          Telmatactis forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

-          Telmatactis solidago (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

-          Telmatactis cricoides (Duchassaing, 1850)

 

Family Sagartiidae (Gosse, 1858)

-          Sagartia elegans (Dalyell, 1848)

-          Sagartia troglodytes (Price in Johnston, 1847)

-          Cereus pedunculatus (Pennant, 1777)

-          Sagartiogeton undatus (Müller, 1788)

-          Sagartiogeton entellae Schmidt, 1972

-          Actinothoe sphyrodeta (Gosse, 1858)

-          Kadophellia bathyalis Tur, 1991

 

Family Actinostolidae Carlgren, 1932

-          Paranthus rugosus (Andres, 1880)

 

        Tribe Endomyaria Stephenson, 1921

Family Andresiidae Stephenson, 1922

-     Andresia partenopea (Andres, 1883)

 

Family Edwardsiidae Andres, 1880

-          Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)

-          Scolanthus callimorphus (Gosse, 1853) (=Isoedwardsia mediterranea, =Alfredus lucifugus)

 

Family Condylanthidae Stephenson, 1922

-          Segonzactis platypus Riemann-Zürneck, 1979

 

Family Halcampoididae Appellöf, 1896

-          Halcampoides purpurea (Studer, 1878) species complex (=H. elongatus)

 

Family Haloclavidae Verrill, 1899

-          Anemonactis mazelii (Jourdan, 1880)

-          Mesacmaea mitchellii (Gosse, 1853)

-          Peachia cylindrica (Reid, 1848) (= Peachia hastata)

 

Family Actiniidae Goldfuss, 1820

-          Actinia equina mediterranea Form 1 Schmidt, 1971 (=A. schmidti)

-          Actinia equina mediterranea Form 2 Schmidt, 1971

-          Actinia cari Delle Chiaje, 1825

-          Actinia striata (Rizzi, 1907)

-          Actinia vouliagmeniensis (Doumenc et. al., 1987) (=Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis)

-          Anemonia viridis (Forskal, 1775) (= Anemonia sulcata)

-          Anemonia melanaster (Verrill, 1901) (=A. sargassensis, A.antilliensis, ?A.  elegans, Pseudactinia melanaster)

-          Paranemonia cinerea (Contarini, 1844)

-          Condylactis aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

-          Cribrinopsis crassa (Andres, 1880)

-          Bunodactis rubripunctata (Grube, 1840) (=Anthopleura rubripunctata)

-          Bunodactis verrucosa (Pennant, 1777) (=Aulactinia verrucosa)

-          Anthopleura ballii (Cocks, 1850)

                    Family Phymanthidae Andres, 1883

                    -          Phymanthus pulcher (Andres, 1883)

                    Family Aurelianidae Andres, 1883

                    -          Aureliania heterocera (Thompson, 1853)

3) Order Corallimorpharia

Family Corallimorphidae R. Herwig, 1882

-          Corynactis viridis Allmann, 1846

-          Sideractis glacialis Danielssen, 1890  

 

4) Order Scleractinia Bourne, 1900

Family Pocilloporide Gray, 1840

-          Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868)

 

Family Faviidae Gregory, 1900

-          Cladocora caespitosa (Linaeus, 1767)

-          Cladocora debilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

 

Family Oculinidae Gray, 1847

-          Oculina patagonica De Angelis, 1908

-          Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 (=Amphelia oculata)

Family Caryophylliidae Gray, 1847

-          Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis &Solander, 1786)

-          Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828

-          Caryophyllia inornata (Duncan, 1878)

-          Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873

-          Coenocyathus cylindricus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

-          Coenocyathus anthophyllites Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

-          Ceratotrochus magnaghii Cecchini, 1914

-          Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi, 1842)

-          Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959)

-          Sphenotrochus andrewianus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

-          Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (=D. dianthus)

-          Thalamophyllia gasti (Döderlein, 1913)

-          Hoplangia durotrix Gosse, 1860

-          Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758)

-          Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

-          Phyllangia mouchezii (Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897)

Family Flabellidae Bourne, 1905

-          Monomyces pygmaea (Risso, 1826)

-          Javania cailleti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Family Guyniidae Hickson, 1910

-          Guynia annulata Duncan, 1872

-          Stenocyathus vermiformis Pourtales, 1871

Family Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847

-          Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)

-          Dendrophyllia cornigera (Lamarck, 1816)

-          Cladopsammia rolandi Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897

-          Balanophyllia europaea (Risso, 1826) Warzenkoralle

-          Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1860

-          Balanophyllia cellulosa Duncan, 1873

-          Leptopsammia pruvoti Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897

-          Astroides calycularis (Pallas, 1766)

5) Order Zoanthidae (=Zoantharia)

  Family Parazoanthidae Delage & Hirouard, 1901

-          Parazoanthus axinellae (O. Schmidt, 1862) (=partially P. dixoni)

     Familie Epizoanthidae Delage & Hirouard, 1901

-          Epizoanthus arenaceus (Delle Chiaje, 1823) sensu Gili et al., 1987 =E. frenzeli Pax, 1937, =Zoanthus ellisi Delle Chiaje, 1828 =Palythoa cavolinii Andres, 1883

-          Epizoanthus paxi Abel, 1955

-          Epizoanthus incrustans (Duben & Koren, 1847) =z.T. Zoanthus couchii Gosse, 1860, = E. americanus Verrill, 1864, =?Zoanthus rubricornis Holdsworth, 1861

-          Epizoanthus mediterraneus (Carlgren, 1935)

-          Epizoanthus paguricola (Roule, 1900)

            Family Savaliidae Nardo, 1844

-          Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (= Gerardia savaglia, Savaglia lamarcki)

6) Order Antipatharia

Family Antipathidae Ehrenberg, 1834

-          Antipathes dichotoma Pallas, 1766 (= Antipathes mediterranea Brook, 1889)

-          Antipathes fragilis Gravier, 1918 (Antipathes gracilis von Koch, 1889)

-          Parantipathes larix (Esper, 1790)

  

Family Myriopathidae Opresko, 2001

-          Antipathella subpinnata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Family Leiopathidae Haeckel, 1896

-          Leiopathes glaberrima (Esper, 1792)