Species Errina fissurata Gray, 1872
Errina fissurata from the IPY-CAML 2008 Ross Sea voyage. Photo credit: Peter Marriott, National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
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Species Errina fissurata Gray, 1872
Hydrocoral, Lace Coral
- Errina fissurata Gray, 1872.
Introduction
Stylasteridc coral fields of Errina fissurata were discovered during the Census of East Antarctic Marine Research Cruise (CEAMARC) research cruise in 2007/2008. This area is listed as a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) (Bax & Cairns, 2014). Pica et al., (2015) provide the most recent morphological reference information for E. fissurata.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Circumpolar.
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Hydroid and medusa stages: colonial (host(s): polychaete worm; Pedicularia sea snail).
General References
Bax N.N. & Cairns, S.D. 2014. Stylasteridae (Cnidaria; Hydrozoa). pp. 107 - 112 in De Broyer, C., Koubbi, P., Griffiths, H.J., Raymond, B., Udekem d'Acoz, C., Van de Putte, A.P., Danis, B., David, B., Grant, S., Gutt, J., Held, C., Hosie, G., Huettmann, F., Post, A. & Ropert-Coudert, Y. (eds.). Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. Cambridge : Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 498 pp.
Pica D., Cairns S.D., Puce S. and Newman W.A. 2015. Southern hemisphere deep-water stylasterid corals including a new species, Errina labrosa sp. n. (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Stylasteridae), with notes on some symbiotic scalpellids (Cirripedia, Thoracica, Scalpellidae). ZooKeys (1): 472
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROZOA Owen, 1843 | 30-Jun-2017 | ADDED | Dr Narissa Bax |