Species Hormathia lacunifera (Stephenson, 1918)
- Lilliella lacunifera Stephenson, T.A. 1918. Coelenterata. Part I. Actiniaria. Natural History Report of the British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition 5(1): 1-68 [33-35].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1918.5.12.14, Antarctica, McMurdo Sound, Barne Glacier, 364 m [77°35’S, 165°59’E].
Generic Combinations
- Hormathia lacunifera (Stephenson, 1918). —
Carlgren, O. 1927. Actiniaria and Zoantharia. pp. 1-102 in Odhner, T. Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903. Stockholm : P.A. Norstedt & Söner Vol. 2(3) pp. 1-102. [97] (Fautin, D.G. Hexacorallians of the World. 2011. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Atlantic Ocean; Antarctica; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Definite pedal disc, column, thick-walled, feebly divided into scapus and capitulum. Column with more or less regular longitudinal and transverse furrows. Scapus with patchy incrustation. Mesogloea of scapus with numerous lacunae of all shapes and sizes; some so large and close to surface they form hollow papillae. Tentacles simple, three or four cycles. Four cycles of mesenteries, first cycle perfect. Marginal sphincter muscle alveolar, long, running through the whole thick wall of capitulum and into top of the scapus. Does not fill whole mesogloea, lies close to ectoderm at margin, gradually tapers off to a point lying in the middle of the mesogloea.
General References
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
Stephenson, T.A. 1918. Coelenterata. Part I. Actiniaria. Natural History Report of the British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition 5(1): 1-68
Stephenson, T.A. 1920. On the classification of Actiniaria. Part I. Forms with acontia and forms with a mesogloeal sphincter. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 2 64(256): 425-574
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-Jan-2011 | ADDED |