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Genus Liponema Hertwig, 1882

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

New Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Other Regions

Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)

Diagnosis

Actiniidae with well developed pedal disc. Column low, smooth, without any sort of projections. Sphincter diffuse, rarely with a tendency to be circumscribed. Tentacles short, extraordinarily numerous, very close set, but arranged in cycles; occupying almost the whole oral disc and each provided with an endodermal sphincter at its base by the contraction of which it may be thrown off. Longitudinal muscles of tentacles ectodermal. Siphonoglyphs well developed. Perfect pairs of mesenteries numerous. 2 pairs of directives. Retractors diffuse. Distribution of the gonads unknown. Mesenteries more numerous distally than proximally. Cnidom: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic p-mastigophores.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022 NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899 13-Aug-2013 MOVED Dr Bronwen Scott
15-Feb-2011 ADDED