Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria > Suborder Enthemonae > Superfamily Actinostoloidea > Family Actinostolidae > Genus Actinostola

Actinostola callosa (Verrill, 1882)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Actinostola*	Verrill, 1883	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Urticina callosa*	Verrill, 1882	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: rough-skinned sea anemone sources: National General Status Working Group [Groupe de travail national sur la situation générale]. (2017). Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada [Noms communs normalisés pour les espèces sauvages au Canada].

French: anémone calleuse

Literature

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Genbank

Citation

Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Actinostola callosa (Verrill, 1882). 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:100839