Species Entacmaea quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
Type data:
Holotype SMFM 34, Red Sea, Egypt, near Suez.- Actinia vas Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Zoophytes. In: Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, Sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont D'Urville. Paris : J.Tastu Vol. 4 390 pp. [147-148; Plate 12, fig 6].
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Syntype(s) Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanikoro, 0-3 m [11°36'S, 166°54'E]. - Actinia erythrosoma Ehrenberg, G.G. 1834. Beitrage zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besanders des Rothen Meeres nebst, einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Berlin 1832(1): 225–380 [257].
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Lectotype MNUB 164, Egypt, El Tor [28°14'N, 33°37'E].
Paralectotype(s) NHRM 54, Egypt, El Tor [28°14'N, 33°37'E]. - Actinia adhaerens Ehrenberg, G.G. 1834. Beitrage zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besanders des Rothen Meeres nebst, einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Berlin 1832(1): 225–380 [258-259].
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Lectotype MNUB 167, Eritrea, Dahlak [Abessinia] Islands, Massawa [Massaua] [15°38'N, 39°42'E].
Paralectotype(s) MNUB 168, Eritrea, Dahlak [Abessinia] Islands, Massawa [Massaua] [15°38'N, 39°42'E]; MNUB 169, Eritrea, Dahlak [Abessinia] Islands, Massawa [Massaua] [15°38'N, 39°42'E]; NHRM 5545, Eritrea, Dahlak [Abessinia] Islands, Massawa [Massaua] [15°38'N, 39°42'E]; NHRM 5703, Eritrea, Dahlak [Abessinia] Islands, Massawa [Massaua] [15°38'N, 39°42'E]; NHRM 5570, Eritrea, Dahlak [Abessinia] Islands, Massawa [Massaua] [15°38'N, 39°42'E]; Egypt, near Suez [29°48'N, 32°30'E]. - Actinia helianthus Ehrenberg, G.G. 1834. Beitrage zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besanders des Rothen Meeres nebst, einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Berlin 1832(1): 225–380 [259].
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Syntype(s) Caribbean Sea [16°16'N, 62°31'W]. - Crambactis arabica Haeckel, E. 1876. Arabische Korallen Ein Ausflug nach den Korallenbanken des Rothen Meeres und ein Blick in des Leben der Korallenthiere. Berlin : Georg. Reimer 48 pp. [4].
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Syntype(s) PMJ 75, Egypt, Tor, 0 m [28°14'N, 33°37'E]; NHRM 5574, Egypt, Tor, 0 m [28°14'N, 33°37'E]. - Condylactis ramsayi Haddon, A.C. & Shackleton, A.M. 1893. Description of some new species of Actiniaria from Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 8(1): 116–131 [117, 124].
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Syntype(s) UMZC I.33500, Torres Strait, Murray Islands, Waier [Wai-Weer], 0 m [9°56'S, 144°02'E]. - Anemonia kwoiam Haddon, A.C. & Shackleton, A.M. 1893. Description of some new species of Actiniaria from Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 8(1): 116–131 [117, 125-126].
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Syntype(s) UMZC I.33490, QLD, Torres Strait, Jervis Island, Mabuiag, 1-3 m [9°57'S, 142°10'E]. - Gyrostoma hertwigi Kwietniewski, C.R. 1897. Ein Beitrag zur Anatomie und Systematik der Actiniarien. Jena : Universitaet Jena pp. 34. [30-34].
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Syntype(s) PMJ 66, QLD, Torres Strait, Thursday Island, 0 m [10°34'S, 142°13'E]; NHRM 57, QLD, Torres Strait, Thursday Island, 0 m [10°34'S, 142°13'E]. - Gyrostoma stuhlmanni Carlgren, O. 1900. Ostafrikanische Actinien. Gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 17: 21–144 [36, 39-40].
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Syntype(s) ZMH C2602, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kokotoni, Tumbatu Reef, 0-3 m [5°51'S, 39°14'E]. - Gyrostoma haddoni Lager, E. 1911. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 215-249. [216, 229-230].
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Syntype(s) ZMH C5328, WA, Fremantle Bay, Rottnest Island, Green Island, 1-4 m [32°04'S, 115°44'E]; MNUB 5447, WA, Fremantle Bay, Rottnest Island, Green Island, 1-4 m [32°04'S, 115°44'E]. - Gyrostoma sulcatum Lager, E. 1911. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 215-249. [230-232].
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Syntype(s) Z887, WA, Shark Bay, Surf Point [26°07’S, 113°11’E]. - Antheopsis carlgreni Lager, E. 1911. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 215-249. [243-244].
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Syntype(s) ZMH C5322, WA, Shark Bay, Surf Point, 1-4 m [25°52'S, 113°55'E]; MNUB 5446, WA, Shark Bay, Surf Point, 1-4 m [25°52'S, 113°55'E].
Generic Combinations
- Entacmaea quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828). —
Dunn, D.F. 1981. The clownfish sea anemones: Stichodactylidae (Coelenterata: Actiniaria) and other sea anemones symbiotic with Pomacentrid fishes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 71: 1-115 [14]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Red Sea; eastern Africa; Indian Ocean; Melanesia; Micronesia; Japan
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Pedal disc well developed, usually narrower than oral disc. Column length to 500mm, oral disc to 400mm diameter, at least twice as broad as pedal disc. Flared column typically rich brown but may be greenish or reddish; in some specimens paler near base. Deep fosse. Flat brown, greenish, or pink oral disc may have radial white stripes around mouth; most tentacles near margin. Tentacles cylindrical, hardly tapered; inner two to three times as long as marginal; typically brown with greenish cast and pink or purple tip; bulb at or just below tip may have a white equator or be flecked with white.
General References
Dunn, D.F. 1981. The clownfish sea anemones: Stichodactylidae (Coelenterata: Actiniaria) and other sea anemones symbiotic with Pomacentrid fishes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 71: 1-115
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
Fautin, D.G., Crowther, A.L. & Wallace, C.C. 2008. Sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(1): 35-64
Richardson, D.L., Harriott, V.J. & Harrison, P.L. 1997. Distribution and abundance of giant sea anemones (Actiniaria) in subtropical eastern Australian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 48: 59-66
Scott, A. & Harrison, P.L. 2005. Synchronous spawning of host sea anemones. Coral Reefs 24: 208
Srinivasan, M., Jones, G.P. & Caley, M.J. 1999. Experimental evaluation of the roles of habitat selection and interspecific competition in determining patterns of host use by two anemonefishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 186: 283-292
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 | 14-Feb-2011 | 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 |