Genus Bolocera Gosse, 1860
- Bolocera Gosse, P.H. 1860. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals. London : Van Voorst pp. 1-362. [185].
Type species:
Actínia tuediae Johnston, 1832 (as Actínia Tuèdiæ Johnston, 1832) by monotypy.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
New Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Diagnosis
Actiniidae with well developed pedal disc. Column elongate, smooth, without spherules or verrucae. Sphincter diffuse. Tentacles long, hexamerously arranged, occupying only the outer half of the oral disc, each provided with an endodermal sphincter at its base, by the contraction of which it may be thrown off; the longitudinal muscles ectodermal. Siphonoglyphs well developed. Perfect pairs of mesenteries more or less numerous, 2 pairs of directives. Retractors diffuse. Distribution of the gonads variable. Mesenteries not more numerous at the margin than at the limbus. Cnidom: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic p-mastigophores.
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 |
| 08-Jan-2011 | ADDED |