Species Actinoscyphia plebeia (McMurrich, 1893)
- Actinernus plebeia McMurrich, J.P. 1893. Report on the Actiniæ collected by the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross during the winter of 1887-1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16(930): 119-216 [165-167].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 17789, Chile, west of Lebu, 1239 m [38°8'S 75°53'W].
Generic Combinations
- Actinoscyphia plebeia (McMurrich, 1893). —
Stephenson, T.A. 1920. On the classification of Actiniaria. Part I. Forms with acontia and forms with a mesogloeal sphincter. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 2 64(256): 425-574 [541] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Chile, Antarctica; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Calyciform body. Column thick, yet soft, ectoderm ragged in appearance. Narrow mesogloeal marginal sphincter muscle, situated closer to endodermal side. In cross-section, marginal sphincter muscle consists of a series of cavities in a row, with fibres in each cavity. Margin tentaculate and wavy. Tentacles, about 96, purplish-brown colour, arranged in two or three cycles, short and slender with mesogloeal thickening on outer side. Oral disc concave, wine-purple with radiating ridges. Mouth on raised elevation, with two siphonoglyphs. Actinopharynx same colour as oral disc, and has longitudinally ridged. Mesenteries between 4-6 cycles. Mesenteries of first cycle only perfect, mesenteries of third and fourth cycle only fertile.
General References
Fautin, D.G. 1984. More Antarctic and Subantarctic sea anemones (Coelenterata: Corallimorpharia and Actinaria) Biology of the Antarctic Seas XVI. Antarctic Research Series Paper 1 41: 1-42
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 |
| 19-Feb-2011 | ADDED |