Genus Halianthella Kwietniewski, 1896

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• Halianthella Kwietniewski, C.R. 1896. Revision der Actinien, welche von Herrn Prof. Studer auf der Reise der Korvette gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 30: 583-603 [588].

  Type species:

   Edwardsia kerguelensis Studer, 1879 by monotypy.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Macquarie Island Province (24)

Diagnosis

Halcampidae with the body divisible into scapus and scapulus, the former with a cuticle, which is sometimes thin and easily deciduous. Aboral end rarely rounded, as a rule adherent and flattened into the form of a pedal disc, but without basilar muscles. Scapus without batteries of nematocysts. 2 sphincters, the upper rather short, close to the tentacles, the lower long. Tentacles rather long the same in number as the mesenteries. Longitudinal muscles of tentacles and radial muscles of oral disc ectodermal. 2 weak siphonoglyphs. 6 pairs of macrocnemes, 2 pairs of directives, 6 pairs of microcnemes. Retractors of the macrocnemes very strong, restricted, reniform to circumscribed. Cnidom: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic p-mastigophores.

General References

Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm

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