Calliactis polypus (Forsskål 1775)

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Robert K. Whitton Monday, August 24, 2020 Kahe Point (Electric Beach) [United States of America]
keyframe of organism
Robert K. Whitton Monday, August 24, 2020 Kahe Point (Electric Beach) [United States of America]
keyframe of organism
Robert K. Whitton Monday, August 24, 2020 Kahe Point (Electric Beach) [United States of America]
Forsskål 1775 described polypus on page 102 in the 1775 book, "Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica", originally placing the species in the genus Priapus Linnæus, 1758.

Other Authors using this species concept:
  • In DeFelice, Ralph C. & Lucius G. Eldredge, III. 2004 Electronic Source Hawaii Invertebrate Checklist Database as Calliactis polypus
  • Page 102 In Forsskål, Peter. 1775 Book Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica 1-20, i-xxxiv, 1-164, map as Priapus polypus

Taxonomy

Order Actiniaria
 Family Hormathiidae
  Genus Calliactis
   Species polypus

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Evidence

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Associated Organisms

Calliactis polypus [Forsskål, 1775] Lives on/within Dardanus gemmatus [Milne-Edwards, 1848]
Taxa Identified As Location Evidence Type Event Date Observers/Collectors Determiners Min Depth Max Depth
Calliactis polypus (Forsskål 1775) Calliactis polypus [Forsskål, 1775] Kahe Point (Electric Beach) Video Recording 08/24/2020 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton m m
Calliactis polypus (Forsskål 1775) Calliactis polypus [Forsskål, 1775] Kahe Point (Electric Beach) Video Recording 08/24/2020 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton m m
Calliactis polypus (Forsskål 1775) Calliactis polypus [Forsskål, 1775] Kahe Point (Electric Beach) Video Recording 08/24/2020 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton m m
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Calliactis polypus (Forsskål 1775) Species
Priapus polypus Forsskål, 1775 Species