Species Diadumene lineata (Verrill, 1870)
- Sagartia lineata Verrill, A.E. 1870. Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. Part IV. Actiniaria. Proceedings of the Essex Institute Salem 6: 51-104 [57].
Type data:
Syntype(s) China, Hong Kong Harbour, 0-1 m [22°17'N, 114°10'E].
Generic Combinations
- Diadumene lineata (Verrill, 1869). —
Williams, R.B. 1980. A further note on catch-tentacles in sea anemones. Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society 25: 84-86 [84-86] (Fautin, D.G. Hexacorallians of the World. 2011. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Atlantic: United Kingdom, Argentina. Pacific: Singapore, Hawaii, Canada
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Smooth green column with longitudinal white and yellow, orange, or even red lines, singly or in pairs. Column rarely more than a few millimetres across and high. Oral disc of those with red lines may have red spot at base of some tentacles; oral disc may be solid dark colour or a wedge may be white. Tentacles typically dark but rare ones may be cream colour. Can emit acontia when disturbed.
General References
Fautin, D.G., Tan, S.H., & Tan, R. 2009. Sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) of Singapore: abundant and well-known shallow-water species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 22: 121-143
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 |
| 19-Nov-2010 | ADDED |