Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria > Suborder Enthemonae > Superfamily Actinioidea > Family Actiniidae > Genus Anthopleura

Anthopleura biscayensis (Fischer, 1874)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Anthopleura*	Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Bunodactis biscayensis*	(Fischer, 1874)	synonym
*Bunodes biscayensis*	Fischer, 1874	synonym
*Bunodosoma biscayense*	(Fischer, 1874)	synonym
*Bunodosoma biscayensis*	(Fischer, 1874)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

French: anémone de Biscaye; anémone sanguine; anthopleure sanguine

Literature

basis of record	den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms.
source of synonymy	Daly, M. (2004). Phylogeny and biogeography of Anthopleura in the North Atlantic Ocean. Developments in Hydrobiology. 241-248.
source of synonymy	Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World.

Genbank

Citation

Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Anthopleura biscayensis (Fischer, 1874). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283341