''Sagartia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea anemone
Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemone ...
s in the
family
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Sagartiidae. The genus was first described by
Philip Henry Gosse
Philip Henry Gosse (; 6 April 1810 – 23 August 1888), known to his friends as Henry, was an English natural history, naturalist and populariser of natural science, prolific author, "Father of the Aquarium", scientific illustrator, lecturer, e ...
in 1855 and the image is his painting of several species found in British waters included in his book, ''A history of the British sea-anemones and corals.''
Species
The following species are recognised:
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Sagartia alba ''
(Cocks in Johnston, 1847)
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Sagartia albovirdis''
Kirk & Stuckey, 1909
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Sagartia capensis''
Pax, 1922
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Sagartia carcinophila''
Verrill, 1869
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Sagartia catalinensis''
McPeak, 1968
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Sagartia crispata''
Verrill, 1869
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Sagartia elegans
''Sagartia elegans'', the elegant anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae. It is found in coastal areas of northwest Europe at depths down to 50 metres.
Description
The base of ''S. elegans'' is wider than the column and ...
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(Dalyell, 1848)
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Sagartia hastata''
Wright, 1859
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Sagartia ichthystoma''
Gosse, 1858
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Sagartia lessonii''
(Lesson, 1830)
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Sagartia minima''
Pax, 1922
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Sagartia napensis''
(Stimpson, 1856)
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Sagartia nigropunctata''
(Stimpson, 1856)
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Sagartia nymphaea''
(Drayton in Dana, 1846)
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Sagartia ornata''
(Holdsworth, 1855)
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Sagartia problematica''
Pax, 1922
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Sagartia rhododactylos''
(Grube, 1840)
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Sagartia rockalliensis''
Carlgren, 1924
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Sagartia rubroalba''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Sagartia sobolescens''
Gravier, 1918
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Sagartia sociabilis''
Gravier, 1918
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Sagartia splendens''
Danielssen, 1890
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Sagartia troglodytes''
(Price in Johnston, 1847)
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Sagartia lacerata''
Dalyell, 1848
References
Sagartiidae
Hexacorallia genera
Taxa named by Philip Henry Gosse
{{actiniaria-stub
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=854806