Species Heterodactyla hypnoides Saville-Kent, 1893
- Heterodactyla hypnoides Saville-Kent, W. 1893. The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its Products and Potentialities. London : W.H. Allen & Co., Limited. [xiii] + 388 pp. 21 figs 64 pls. [148-149].
Type data:
Status unknown, Great Barrier Reef, opposite Cape Flattery, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Cylindrical column, light stone-grey to pale green. Oral disc, greyish, edge puckered, much wider than column. Tentacles short, most minutely divided, some with 20-30 nematospheres aggregated on one stalk. Tentacles in rows on oral disc, denser near margin, bright green. Nematospheres bright amethyst, slightly darker at apex.
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 |