Species Megalactis griffithsi Saville-Kent, 1893
- Megalactis griffithsi 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. [35, 147].
Type data:
Syntype(s) [9°30'S, 142°06'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Japan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Column pyramidal to elongate and smooth, to 55 mm length. Column whitish-beige, orange-pink, or green. Narrow pedal disc, limbus hardly recognizable. Proximal part of column in some specimens pigmented red. Oral disc narrow to wide. 48 tentacles arrayed in 4 cycles. Tentacles in first, second, and third cycles ramified in branches of up to three orders. Proximal secondary branches of first, second, and third tentacle cycles short. Actinopharyx with 2 deep siphonoglyphs. 24 pairs of mesenteries in 3 cycles, first two cycles usually perfect. Retractor muscles diffuse and strong.
General References
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
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 |