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Cnidaria (non-Scleractinia)

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

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CategoryAbbreviationCriteria
Not ThreatenedLeast ConcernLCNot approaching threatened status
Near-ThreatenedNTClose to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
ThreatenedVulnerableVUThere are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
EndangeredENThere are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Critically EndangeredCRThere are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Extirpation & ExtinctionPresumed Nationally ExtinctNExThe species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Globally ExtinctEXThe species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other CategoriesData DeficientDDInadequate information to make an informed assessment
Not ApplicableNASpecies that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
Not EvaluatedNESpecies that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
Not ListedNLSpecies not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
DiscosomidaeRhodactisindosinensisCarlgren, 1943Carpet / White-tip CorallimorphNot ListedLC
DiscosomidaeRhodactisinchoataCarlgren, 1943Frilled CorallimorphNot ListedLC
DiscosomidaeDiscosomanummiformeRüppell&Leuckart, 1828Beaded / Stubby CorallimorphNot ListedLC
DiscosomidaeDiscosomaspp. Striped CorallimorphNot ListedDD
CorallimorphidaeCorynactisspp. Ball-tip CorallimorphNot ListedDD
DiscosomidaePlatyzoanthusmussoidesSaville-Kent, 1893Ridged CorallimorphNot ListedDD
RicordeidaeRicordeayumaCarlgren, 1900Stubby CorallimorphNot ListedDD
CapneidaeActinoporuselongatusGosse, 1860Very Long AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActinodendridaeActinodendronarboreum(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)Christmas Tree / Fire AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActinodendridaeActinostephanushaeckeliKwietniewski, 1897Haeckel's AnemoneNot ListedLC
AliciidaeAliciasp. Alicia AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActiniidaeAnthopleurabuddemeieriFautin, 2005Pink-spotted Bead AnemoneNot ListedEN
ActiniidaeAnthopleuradixoniana(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)Banded Bead AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActiniidaeAnthopleurahandiDunn, 1978Banded Bead AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActiniidaeAnthopleuranigrescens(Verrill, 1928)Banded Bead AnemoneNot ListedLC
BoloceroididaeBoloceroidesmcmurrichi(Kwietniewski, 1898)Swimming AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActiniidaeBunodosomagoanenseden Hartog & Vennam, 1993Burgundy AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActiniidaeCancrisociaexpansaStimpson, 1856 Not ListedDD
ThalassianthidaeCryptodendrumadhaesivumMilne Edwards, 1857Pizza AnemoneNot ListedCR
DiadumenidaeDiadumenelineata(Verrill, 1869)Lined Bead AnemoneNot ListedLC
DiadumenidaeDiadumenesp. Lined Bead AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActiniidaeDofleiniaarmataWassilieff, 1908Glass AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActiniidaeEntacmaeaquadricolor(Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)Bubble-tipped AnemoneNot ListedLC
StichodactylidaeHeteractiscrispa(Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)Leathery AnemoneNot ListedEN
StichodactylidaeHeteractismagnifica(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)Magnificient AnemoneNot ListedLC
HeteranthidaeHeteranthusverruculatusKlunzinger, 1877Sand AnemoneNot ListedVU
HormathidaeCalliactissp. Big Hermit Hitching AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActiniidaeIsactiniacitrina(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)Neon / Posy AnemoneNot ListedLC
ActiniidaeMacrodactylaaspera(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)Glass AnemoneNot ListedDD
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
ActiniidaeMacrodactyladoreensis(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)Snaky AnemoneNot ListedEN
HaloclavidaeMetapeachiatropica(Panikkar, 1938)White Peachia AnemoneNot ListedLC
NemanthidaeNemanthussp. Wrapper AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActiniidaeParacondylactishertwigi(Wassilieff, 1908)Striped Sand AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActiniidaeParacondylactissinensisCarlgren, 1934Pearly AnemoneNot ListedDD
ActiniidaeParacondylactissingaporensis(England, 1987)Striped Bead AnemoneNot ListedDD
AiptasiidaeParaiptasiaradiata(Stimpson, 1856)Snail Hitching AnemoneNot ListedLC
HaliactiidaePelocoetesexul(Annandale, 1907)Branched Tentacle Mangrove AnemoneNot ListedCR
PhymanthidaePhymanthuspinnulatusMartens in Klunzinger, 1877Banded Frilly / Frilly / Plain Frilly / Sand / Smooth AnemoneNot ListedLC
PhymanthidaePhymanthusrhizophorae(Mitchell, 1890)Filly / Six-Point Frilly / Sand AnemoneNot ListedLC
HaliactiidaeStephensonactisornataPanikkar, 1936Petal-Mouthed Mangrove AnemoneNot ListedDD
StichodactylidaeStichodactylagigantea(Forssakål, 1775)Carpet / Giant Carpet AnemoneNot ListedLC
StichodactylidaeStichodactylamertensiiBrandt, 1835Merten's Carpet AnemoneNot ListedEN
StichodactylidaeStichodactylahaddoni(Saville-Kent, 1893)Carpet / Haddon's Carpet AnemoneNot ListedLC
StichodactylidaeStichodactylatapetum(Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)Carpet / Mini Carpet AnemoneNot ListedLC
HaloclavidaeSynpeachiatemasekYap, Fautin, Ramos & Tan, 2014Brown Peachia AnemoneNot ListedCR
ThalassianthidaeThalassianthussp.  Not ListedDD
EdwardsiidaeEdwardsianthuspudicus(Klunzinger, 1877) Not ListedDD
EdwardsiidaeScolanthusarmatus(Carlgren, 1931) Not ListedDD
AliciidaeTriactisproductaKlunzinger, 1877 Not ListedDD
ActiniidaeGyractisexcavataBoveri, 1893 Not ListedDD
ActiniidaeMesactiniaganensisEngland, 1987 Not ListedDD
HelioporidaeHelioporacoerulueaPallas, 1766Blue CoralNot ListedLC
AlcyoniidaeCladiellahartogiBenayahu & Chou, 2010 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeCladiellapachycladosKlunzinger, 1887 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeLobophytumcrassumvon Marenzeller, 1886 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeLobophytumpauciflorumEhrenberg, 1834 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeLobophytumsarcophytoidesMoser, 1919 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSarcophytoncrassocauleMoser, 1919 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSarcophytonehrenbergivon Marenzeller, 1886 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSarcophytonglaucumQuoy & Gaimard, 1833 Not ListedDD
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
AlcyoniidaeSarcophytontenuispiculatumThomson & Dean, 1931 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSarcophytontrocheliophorumvon Marenzeller, 1886 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariaabruptaTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariabrassicaMay, 1898Starry Leathery CoralNot ListedLC
AlcyoniidaeSinulariacapillosaTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariacompressaTixier Durivault, 1945 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariadepressaTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariaerectaTixier Durivault, 1945 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariaexilisTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariagibberosaTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariahirtaPratt, 1903 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinularialochmodesKolonko, 1926 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariamicroclavataTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeSinulariatriangulaTixier Durivault, 1970 Not ListedDD
AlcyoniidaeStuderiotesspinosaThomson & Dean, 1931 Not ListedDD
XeniidaeSansibaflavaMay, 1898Broad Feathery Soft CoralNot ListedLC
BriareidaeBriareumexcavatumNatting, 1911 Not ListedDD
BougainvilliidaeThamnostomamacrostomumHaeckel, 1879 Not ListedDD
PorpitidaePorpitaporpita(Linnaeus, 1758)Blue Button JellyfishNot ListedDD
ZancleidaeZancleasp.  Not ListedDD
AequoreidaeAequoreaconicaBrowne, 1905 Not ListedDD
AequoreidaeAequoreaparvaBrowne, 1905 Not ListedDD
AequoreidaeAequoreapensilis(Haeckel, 1879) Not ListedDD
CampanulariidaeClytiasp.  Not ListedDD
EirenidaeEirenehexanemalis(Goette, 1886)Eirene JellyfishNot ListedDD
PhialuciidaePhialuciummbengha(Agassiz & Mayer, 1899) Not ListedDD
AbylidaeCeratocymbaleuckarti(Huxley, 1859) Not ListedDD
DiphyidaeDiphyesbojani(Eschscholtz, 1825) Not ListedDD
DiphyidaeDiphyeschamissonisHuxley, 1859 Not ListedDD
DiphyidaeLensiasp.Totton, 1932 Not ListedDD
PhysaliidaePhysaliasp. Blue Bottle JellyfishNot ListedDD
GeryoniidaeLiriopetetraphylla(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)Jewel JellyfishNot ListedDD
OlindiasidaeCraspedacustasowerbiiLankester, 1880Freshwater JellyfishNot ListedLC
SolmundaeginidaeSolmundellasp.  Not ListedDD
CuninidaeCuninaduplicataMaas, 1893 Not ListedDD
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
NausithoidaeNausithoepunctataKölliker, 1853 Not ListedDD
LinuchidaeLinucheunguiculata(Swartz, 1788)Thimble JellyfishNot ListedDD
PelagiidaeChrysaorachinensisVanhöffen, 1888Ribbon JellyfishNot ListedLC
PelagiidaeChrysaoramelanasterBrandt, 1835Ribbon JellyfishNot ListedNE
PelagiidaePelagiasp. Purple-striped JellyfishNot ListedDD
PelagiidaeSanderiamalayensisGoette, 1886 Not ListedDD
CyaneidaeCyanealamarckiiPéron & Lesueur, 1810Lion's Mane JellyfishNot ListedDD
UlmaridaeAureliaaurita(Linnaeus, 1758)Moon JellyfishNot ListedDD
UlmaridaeUlmarissnelliusiStiasny, 1935 Not ListedDD
CassiopeidaeCassiopeaandromeda(Forsskål, 1775)Upside-down JellyfishNot ListedDD
CassiopeidaeCassiopeaxamachanaBigelow, 1892Upside-down JellyfishNot ListedNE
CepheidaeCepheaoctostyla(Forskål, 1775)Crown JellyfishNot ListedDD
CepheidaeNetrostomadumokuroa(Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)Crown JellyfishNot ListedDD
MastigiidaeMastigiasocellatus(Modeer, 1791)Golden JellyfishNot ListedDD
MastigiidaeMastigiaspapua(Lesson, 1830)Golden JellyfishNot ListedDD
MastigiidaeMastigiassidereusChun, 1896Golden JellyfishNot ListedDD
MastigiidaePhyllorhizapunctatavon Lendenfeld, 1884White-spotted JellyfishNot ListedVU
LeptobrachidaeThysanostomasp.Agassiz, 1862Lavender Tiger JellyfishNot ListedNE
CatostylidaeAcromitushardenbergiStiasny, 1934River JellyfishNot ListedDD
CatostylidaeAcromitussp. Mangrove JellyfishNot ListedVU
CatostylidaeCatostylussp.Agassiz, 1862Fat-armed JellyfishNot ListedDD
CarukiidaeMorbakkasp.Gershwin, 2008 Not ListedDD
CarybdeidaeCarybdeasp.Péron & Lesueur, 1810Sea WaspNot ListedDD
TripedaliidaeTripedaliacystophoraConant, 1897Mangrove Box JellyfishNot ListedDD
ChirodropidaeChironexsp. Multi-tentacled Box JellyfishNot ListedDD
ChiropsalmidaeChiropsoidesquadrigatus(Haeckel, 1880)Multi-tentacled Box JellyfishNot ListedNE
ChiropsalmidaeChiropsellasp. Multi-tentacled Box JellyfishNot ListedDD