Genus Distichopora Lamarck, 1816
Hydrocoral, Lace Coral
- Distichopora Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris : Verdière Vol. 2 568 pp.
Type species:
Millepora violacea Pallas, 1766 by monotypy.
Introduction
Distichopora morphology is defined by Cairns (1988) as possessing laterally aligned gastropores on branch surfaces, flanked on both sides by a row of dactylopores, together forming a pore row. The coenosteal texture is varies between reticulate-granular, tuberculate, tufted, and linear-imbricate. Gastropores are never lipped: gastropore and dactylopore tubes are long. Gastrostyles are usually slender, highly ridged, and very elongate: tabulae common. Dactylopores usually elliptical, oriented perpendicular to gastropore row; with no dactylostyles. Ampullae usually superficial.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical distribution.
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Hydroid and medusa stages: colonial (host(s): polychaete worm; Pedicularia sea snail).
General References
Cairns, S.D. 1988. New records of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Western Australia, including the description of two new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(1): 105–119
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROZOA Owen, 1843 | 30-Jun-2017 | ADDED | Dr Narissa Bax |