Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria > Suborder Nynantheae > Infraorder Thenaria > Superfamily Acontiaria > Family Aiptasiidae > Genus Aiptasia

Aiptasia diaphana (Rapp, 1829)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aiptasia*	Gosse, 1858	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: glasrose; yellow aiptasia sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Glasrose sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Italian: aiptasia gialla; anemone diafano sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Spanish, Castillian: aiptasia amarilla

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 106-109
additional source	Fishelson, L., 1971. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Marine Biology, 10/2: 113-133.
additional source	Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Aiptasia diaphana (Rapp, 1829). In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100858