Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2026). World List of Actiniaria. Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100872 on 2026-03-23
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
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Some new records of Anthozoa from British waters
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Transoceanic dispersal of benthic macrofauna:Haliplanella luciae (Verrill, 1898) (Anthozoa, Actinaria) found on a ship's hull in a shipyard dock in Hamburg, Germany
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The sea anemones of central California. Part III: The Acontiarian anemones
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Notes on the little known sea anemone Cataphellia brodricii and on the closely allied Hormathia coronata and Paraphellia expansa (Actiniaria, Hormathiidae)
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Über eine Actiniariengattung mit besonderen Fangtentakeln
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Antozoos nuevos para el litoral ibérico, recolectados en Galicia
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On the anatomy and relationships of new or little known British Actiniaria
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On methods of reproduction as specific characters
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Studies on the biology of a sea anemone, Anthopleura nigrescens (Verrill) from the south west coast of India
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A contribution to the knowledge of the structure and distribution of the cnidae in the Anthozoa
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Contribution a l'écologie, la physiologie et l'éthologie de l'actinie Diadumene luciae (Verrill)
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The Actiniaria of Suffolk (sea-anemones)
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Catch-tentacles in sea anemones: occurrence in Haliplanella luciae (Verrill) and a review of current knowledge
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A revision of some Actiniaria described by A.E. Verrill
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Vue d'ensemble sur la classification des actinies et remarques sur les critères de la classification
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De golfbrekeranemoon, Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925, is geen recente immigrant
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Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 + (?) Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Picture of Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Birkenfels (shipwreck)
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Wadden Sea
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Zeeland
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Wimereux
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Atlantic Europe
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - North Sea
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Elbe
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - German Bight
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - East North Atlantic
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Spuikom
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Dutch part of the North Sea
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - United States part of the North Pacific Ocean
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Italian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - French Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadumene cincta Stephenson, 1925 - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Sagartia erythrochila Fischer, 1874 - French Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Diadunema cincta - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Alien
Species introduced by man into places out of their natural range of distribution
Origin unknown
Species whose origins cannot be verified OR a species whose origin has not been specified in the source information
Uncertain
Species whose invasiveness is uncertain
Not specified
A species whose 'invasiveness' has not been specified in its introduced range. The species is known to be present and has been reported but there is no comment on its invasiveness
Reported
Species that are 'reported' to be present but with no further information
Established
Species that have become established in their introduced range
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 100872
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 1360
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 1360
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1360
Taxon Description Zonation for Taxon denoted by name 100872
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension diameter
Specification Context: Dimension height
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Dimension width
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Life stage polyp
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: AMBI ecological group indifferent to disturbance