| Prevailing colour. | Uniform varieties. | Spotted varieties. | Allied species. |
| White. | ? | A.candida. | |
| " | coccinea. | ||
| " | chiocca. | tigrina. | |
| Red. | rubra. | ||
| " | rufosa. | ||
| Yellow. | hepatica. | fragacea. | |
| " | umbra. | ||
| " | olivacea. | ||
| " | viridis | opora. | |
| " | glaucus | ||
| Blue. | ? |
Varieties of Actinea Cari.
The following brief descriptions illustrate the distribution of the colour:—
Actinea Cari.
Uniform varieties (Homochroma).
| Column. | Tentacles. | Gonidia. | Zone. | |
| α. Hepatica | red brown. | azure. | azure. | azure. |
| β. Rubra | crimson. | violet. | ||
| γ. Chiocca | scarlet. | white. | wanting, or flesh coloured. | |
| δ. Coccinea | cochineal. | yellowish. | ||
| ε. Olivacca | olive-brown green. | azure. | azure. | |
| ζ. Viridis | green. | azure. | azure. | azure. |
| Spotted varieties (Heterochroma). | ||||
| η. Tigrina | red, spotted yellow. | |||
| θ. Fragacea | liver, spotted clear green. | azure or white. | indistinct. | |
| ι. Opora | green spotted, and striped yellow. | azure. | ||
In this table the varieties above mentioned are further particularized. The column is the stalk or body, the tentacles are the arms, the gonidia the eye spots, and the zone the line round the base. It will be noticed that these regions are often finely contrasted in colour.
Bunodes gemmaceus is another variable form, and the following varieties are recognised.