Species Bolocera kerguelensis Studer, 1879
- Bolocera kerguelensis Studer, T. 1879. Die Fauna von Kerguelensland. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 45(1): 104-141.
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNUB 1675, Indian Ocean, NW of Kerguelen Is., 220 m [48°41'S, 68°27'E]; NHRM 1168, Indian Ocean, NW of Kerguelen Is., 220 m [48°41'S, 68°27'E]; MNUB 1604, Indian Ocean, NW of Kerguelen Is., 220 m [48°41'S, 68°27'E]. - Polystomidium patens Hertwig, R. 1882. Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Jena : Gustav Fischer 119 pp. [59-62, 116].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1889.11.25.66, Pacific Ocean, Challenger Expedition 1873-1876 Station 296, 3340m [38°6'S, 88°2'W].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Chile; Argentina; South Atlantic Ocean; South Africa; South Indian Ocean; Antarctica; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Mesenteries lack oral and marginal stomata. To five cycles of thin mesenteries equally developed along column; parietobasilar muscles with large detached pennons. Tentacles (to ~100) arrayed in up to 7 cycles. Found south of 30ºS.
General References
Dunn, D.F. 1983. Some Antarctic and sub-Antarctic sea anemones (Coelenterata: Ptychodactiaria and Actiniaria). Antarctic Research Series 39: 1-67
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 |