Diadumene leucolena

Diadumene leucolena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Diadumenidae
Genus: Diadumene
Species:
D. leucolena
Binomial name
Diadumene leucolena
(Verrill, 1866)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cylista leuconela (Verrill, 1866)
  • Cylista levolena
  • Diadumene leucolens
  • Diadumine leucolena
  • Sagartia leucolena Verrill, 1866

Diadumene leucolena, commonly known as the white anemone or ghost anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Diadumenidae. It is an inconspicuous species found in the intertidal and subtidal areas of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the northern Pacific Ocean. Diadumene, "diadem-bearer", referring to the crown of tentacles, is a female form intended to bring to mind the Diadumenos, the renowned Greek sculpture of an athlete crowning himself with the victor's ribbon diadem.

  1. ^ Verrill, A.E. (1866). "On the polyps and echinoderms of New England, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 10: 333–357, 336.
  2. ^ Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Diadumene leucolena (Verrill, 1866)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 July 2017.