Species Gyractis sesere (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
- Actinioides sesere 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, 126-127].
Type data:
Syntype(s) UMZC I.33450, QLD, Torres Strait, Mabuiag, 0 m [9°58'S, 142°11'E]. - Gyractis excavata Boveri, T. 1893. Das Genus Gyractis, eine radial-symmetrische Actinienform. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 7: 241-253 [250-251].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Sri Lanka [Ceylon], Galle [6°02'N, 80°13'E]. - Gyractis pallida Boveri, T. 1893. Das Genus Gyractis, eine radial-symmetrische Actinienform. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 7: 241-253 [251-252].
Type data:
Holotype Sri Lanka [Ceylon], Galle [6°02'N, 80°13'E]. - Actinioides sultana Carlgren, O. 1900. Ostafrikanische Actinien. Gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 17: 21–144 [43-44].
Type data:
Holotype ZMLU 329, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Baui Island, 0 m [6°17'S, 39°11'E]. - Actinioides rapanuiensis Carlgren, O. 1922. Actiniaria und Zoantharia von Juan Fernandez und der Osterinsel. pp. 145-160 in Skottsberg, C. (ed.). The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Uppsala : Publisher unknown Vol. 3. [151-153].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMG 848, Easter Island, Hanga Piko [27°07’S, 109°58’W].
Generic Combinations
- Gyractis sesere (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893). —
Fautin, D.G. 2005. Three species of intertidal sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the tropical Pacific: description of Anthopleura buddemeieri n. sp., with remarks on Anthopleura asiatica and Gyractis sesere. Pacific Science 59(3): 379-391 [379-380] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm) - Actiniogeton sesere (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893). —
Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121 [62] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, including East Africa; Gulf of Aden; Hawaii; Easter Island; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Pedal disc wide. Column cylindrical, to 8mm long (preserved specimens), with adhesive verrucae in longitudinal rows, more numerous in distal part of column. Column grey to greenish. Fosse shallow. Sphincter weak, restricted, diffuse, tending to circumscribed. Tentacles numerous, to >100, in at least 4 cycles, longitudinal muscles ectodermal, weak; siphonoglyphs weak, not connected to directives.
General References
Carlgren, O 1896. Jahresbericht über die Anthozoen für die Jahre 1892 und 1893. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 62: 145-180
Carlgren, O. 1938. South African Actiniaria and Zoantharia. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 17: 1-148
Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121
Carlgren, O. 1954. Actiniaria and Zoantharia from south and west Australia with comments upon some Actiniaria from New Zealand. Arkiv för Zoologi 6: 571–595
Cutress, C.E. & Arneson, C.A. 1987. Sea anemones of Enewetak Atoll. pp. 53-62 in Devaney, D.M., Reese, E.S., Burch, B.L. & Helfrich, P. (eds). The Natural History of Enewetak Atoll, Volume 2. Biogeography and Systematics. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Ecological Research Division 343 pp.
Dunn, D.F. 1974. Actiniogeton sesere (Coelenterata, Actiniaria) in Hawaii. Pacific Science 28(2): 181-188
England, K.W. 1987. Certain Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 53: 205-292
Fautin, D.G. 2005. Three species of intertidal sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the tropical Pacific: description of Anthopleura buddemeieri n. sp., with remarks on Anthopleura asiatica and Gyractis sesere. Pacific Science 59(3): 379-391
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
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 |
| 08-Jan-2011 | ADDED |