Genus Cricophorus Carlgren, 1924
- Cricophorus Carlgren, O. 1924. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXI. Actiniaria from New Zealand and its Subantarctic Islands. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 77: 179-261 [252].
Type species:
Sagartia nutrix Stuckey, 1909 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)
Diagnosis
Hormathiidae with broad pedal disc. Column thin, smooth, without cinclides. Tentacles fairly short, fewer than the mesenteries, the inner considerably longer than the outer. Longitudinal muscles of tentacles and radial muscles of oral disc ectodermal. Mesenteries hexamerously arranged, more numerous proximally than distally. Perfect mesenteries all sterile; two pairs of directives. Longitudinal muscles of mesenteries weak, forming no distinct pennons. Parietobasilar and basilar muscles weak. Acontia slender, with very short nematocysts.
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 |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 09-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 09-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |