Species Anthopleura dixoniana (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Actinioides dixoniana Haddon, A.C. & Shackleton, A.M. 1893. Description of some new species of Actiniaria from Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 8(1): 116–131 [117, 126].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) UMZC, QLD, Torres Strait, Mabuiag, 0m.

  Secondary source:

   Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm.
• Actinioides papuensis Haddon, A.C. 1898. The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 6(2): 393-520 [398, 415, 424-428, figs 3- 7].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) UMZC, QLD, Torres Strait, Mabuiag, 0 m [9°57'S, 142°10'E].

  Secondary source:

   Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm.

 

Generic Combinations

• Anthopleura dixoniana (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893). —
  Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121 [54]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Maldives; Singapore; Hong Kong; Taiwan; Japan.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

Diagnosis

Column pale green to yellowish green near limbus, becoming grey towards margin, covered with small yellow spots. Column tall, height about twice diameter. Upper part with vertical rows of small prominent verrucae, grey, each row topped at margin by a large spherule. Tentacles, brownish tint, up to 60, slender, tapered, inner longer than outer. 3-8 siphonoglyphs, each with directives. Number of mesenteries varied, most perfect. Same number of tentacles than mesenteries at base.

 

General References

Carlgren, O 1896. Jahresbericht über die Anthozoen für die Jahre 1892 und 1893. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 62: 145-180

Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121

Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899	13-Aug-2013	MOVED	Dr Bronwen Scott
05-Aug-2022		28-Feb-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		09-Nov-2010	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		09-Nov-2010	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		09-Nov-2010	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		28-Jul-2010	MODIFIED
		13-Jul-2010	MODIFIED