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Species Dofleinia armata Wassilieff, 1908

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Seychelles; Japan.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

Diagnosis

Column smooth, may have longitudinal and transverse furrows when contracted. Oral disc and tentacles studded with small warts; warts on oral disc not as dense as on tentacles. Oral disc flat, wide. Mouth central, large, brown pigment, lips flat against oral disc. Tentacles, deciduous, in four rows, up to 45, conical. 24 pairs of mesenteries, first (with two pairs of directives) and second orders complete, third order incomplete. Deep siphonoglyphs. Diffuse sphincter.

 

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
05-Aug-2022 28-Feb-2011 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 09-Nov-2010 MOVED
05-Aug-2022 09-Nov-2010 MOVED
05-Aug-2022 09-Nov-2010 MOVED
05-Aug-2022 28-Jul-2010 MODIFIED
13-Jul-2010 MODIFIED