Species Anthopleura handi Dunn, 1978
- Anthopleura handi Dunn, D.F. 1978. Anthopleura handi n. sp. (Coelenterata, Actiniaria), an internally brooding, intertidal sea anemone from Malaysia. Wasmann Journal of Biology 35(1): 54-64 [54-63 figs 1- 8].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 15674, Peninsular Malaysia, Selangor, Strait of Malacca, Jeram Beach.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Malaysia, Philippines; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
A small to medium-sized anemone with column approximately 14 mm long and 9 mm wide, grey with lighter verrucae arrayed longitudinally; acrorhagi at distal end of each column of verrucae. Oral disc with slit-like mouth. Actinopharynx half to three-quarters length of column, usually with two creamy white siphonoglyphs. Grey tentacles approximately 60, length to 30mm, diameter approximately 2 mm at base, inner with white flecks and cross-bars. Fosse deep. Actinopharynx usually with two siphonoglyphs. Mesenteries: 1º complete, 2º usually complete, 3º frequently complete, more mesenteries at base, small marginal and smaller oral stomata, gonads on 1º (including directives), 2º and occasionally 3º (including incomplete ones). Sexes separate, broods young internally.
General References
Dunn, D.F. 1982. Zoantharia: Actiniaria. pp. 693-699 in Parker, S.B. (ed.). Synopsis and classification of living organisms. New York : McGraw-Hill Vol. 2.
England, K.W. 1987. Certain Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 53: 205-292
Fautin, D.G. 1988. Sea anemones (Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia) of Madang Province. Science in New Guinea 14: 22-29
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 |