Species Anthopleura buddemeieri Fautin, 2005
- Anthopleura buddemeieri Fautin, D.G. 2005. Three species of intertidal sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the tropical Pacific: description of Anthopleura buddemeieri n. sp., with remarks on Anthopleura asiatica and Gyractis sesere. Pacific Science 59(3): 379-391 [379-389, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype KUNHM 001992, Papua New Guinea, Madang, Madang Lagoon, Wongat Island.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Fiji; Papua New Guinea; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
A small anemone; largest verrucae occur at proximal end; column grey (darker distally), with red verrucae proximally, red punctuations distally. Fosse deep. Oral disc with central mouth raised on oral cone, two siphonoglyphs, large oral stomata, marginal stomata small or absent. Tentacles approximately 50, pale yellow-brown, in 2-3 cycles, approximately 5 mm and 1 mm wide, slender, tapering to blunt points. Up to 48 pairs of mesenteries, in four cycles. First cycle only complete. Pair of directives attached to siphonoglyphs; equal number of mesenteries distally and proximally. Sexes separate.
General References
Fautin, D.G. 2005. Three species of intertidal sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the tropical Pacific: description of Anthopleura buddemeieri n. sp., with remarks on Anthopleura asiatica and Gyractis sesere. Pacific Science 59(3): 379-391
Fautin, D.G., Crowther, A.L. & Wallace, C.C. 2008. Sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(1): 35-64
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 |
| 17-Feb-2011 | ADDED |