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Family: Hormathiidae (See list of species below)

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41 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Actinauge abyssorum []	No picture found Actinauge cristata []	No picture found Actinauge longicornis []
Actinauge richardi []	No picture found Actinauge verrilli [Reticulate anemone]	No picture found Adamsia sociabilis []
Allantactis parasitica [Parasitic sea anemone]	No picture found Amphianthus californicus []	No picture found Amphianthus dohrnii []
No picture found Amphianthus margaritaceus [Pearly sea anemone]	No picture found Amphianthus minutus []	No picture found Amphianthus nitidus []
Calliactis japonica []	Calliactis palliata [Cloak anemone]	Calliactis parasitica ['Parasitic' anemone]
Calliactis polypus [Outer-hermit sea anemone]	Calliactis tricolor [Hermit anemone]	No picture found Chondrophellia coronata [Crowned sea anemone]
No picture found Cricophorus nutrix []	No picture found Hormathia alba []	No picture found Hormathia andersoni []
Hormathia armata []	No picture found Hormathia coronata []	No picture found Hormathia digitata [Maned sea anemone]
Hormathia lacunifera []	No picture found Hormathia nodosa [Rugose anemone]	No picture found Hormathia pectinata [Tubercular anemone]
No picture found Hormathia spinosa []	No picture found Paracalliactis japonica []	No picture found Paracalliactis robusta []
No picture found Paracalliactis sinica []	No picture found Paractinia striata []	No picture found Paraphelliactis pabista []
No picture found Phelliactis americana []	No picture found Phelliactis hertwigi [Hertwig's sea anemone]	No picture found Phelliactis robusta [Robust sea anemone]
No picture found Stephanauge acanellae []	No picture found Stephanauge annularis [Signet ring anemone]	No picture found Stephanauge nexilis []
No picture found Stephanauge spongicola []	No picture found Stephanthus antarcticus []

41 Species of Family Hormathiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Actinauge abyssorum		Northeast Atlantic and th
Actinauge cristata		Northeast Atlantic, North
Actinauge longicornis		Western Atlantic
Actinauge richardi		Northeast Atlantic and th
Actinauge verrilli	Reticulate anemone	Western Atlantic, Eastern
Adamsia sociabilis		Western Atlantic
Allantactis parasitica	Parasitic sea anemone	Arctic and Northern Atlan
Amphianthus californicus		Eastern Pacific
Amphianthus dohrnii		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Amphianthus margaritaceus	Pearly sea anemone	Arctic, Northern Atlantic
Amphianthus minutus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphianthus nitidus		Western Atlantic
Calliactis japonica		Northwest Pacific.
Calliactis palliata	Cloak anemone	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Calliactis parasitica	'Parasitic' anemone	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Calliactis polypus	Outer-hermit sea anemone	Indo-Pacific.
Calliactis tricolor	Hermit anemone	Western Atlantic
Chondrophellia coronata	Crowned sea anemone	Western Atlantic
Cricophorus nutrix		Eastern Indian Ocean, Sou
Hormathia alba		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Hormathia andersoni		Eastern Indian Ocean, Nor
Hormathia armata		Antarctic.
Hormathia coronata		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Hormathia digitata	Maned sea anemone	Northeast Atlantic and th
Hormathia lacunifera		Southwest Atlantic and An
Hormathia nodosa	Rugose anemone	Northern Atlantic, Arctic
Hormathia pectinata	Tubercular anemone	Southwest Atlantic and So
Hormathia spinosa		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Paracalliactis japonica		Western Pacific
Paracalliactis robusta		Endemic to the Mediterran
Paracalliactis sinica		Northwest Pacific
Paractinia striata		Endemic to the Mediterran
Paraphelliactis pabista		Eastern Central Pacific,
Phelliactis americana		Western Atlantic
Phelliactis hertwigi	Hertwig's sea anemone	Eastern Central Atlantic.
Phelliactis robusta	Robust sea anemone	North Atlantic and the Ar
Stephanauge acanellae		Western Atlantic
Stephanauge annularis	Signet ring anemone	Eastern Pacific
Stephanauge nexilis		Western Atlantic
Stephanauge spongicola		Western Atlantic
Stephanthus antarcticus		Antarctic Atlantic.

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