Species Heterodactyla hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834
- Heterodactyla hemprichii 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 [266].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Red Sea, Sinai [27°50'N, 34°17'E].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific, including Red Sea, Tanzania, Seychelles, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Cylindrical column, to 50 mm, pale yellowish red or pale pink, with violet spots on upper part, margin greyish. Indistinct verrucae in upper portion of column. Oral disc, to 130 mm, greyish blue or olive, much wider than column. Central fifth of oral disc bare from tentacles. Tentacles short, most branched with dozen or so filaments, some with 6-10 nematospheres. Tentacles in rows on oral disc, denser near margin.
General References
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
Haddon, A.C. 1898. The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 6(2): 393-520
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 | 28-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 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 |