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Species Phlyctenactis tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

Diagnosis

Column approximately 150 mm length, 125 mm width. Vesicles either deep chrume-yellow with bluish vertical stripes, or bluish-grey with light stripes. Vesicles 25 mm long and 13 mm broad. Oral disc of not much greater diameter than column, yellowish passing into orange or dark grey. Mouth large, circular. Actinopharynx with 20 or more folds. Tentacles numerous, of moderate length, up to 25 mm, in 3 or 4 cycles. Tentacles yellow, orange, or bluish, usually yellowish at base then often brownish with a yellow tip. Marginal sphincter muscle elongate and diffuse, extends vertically from outermost tentacle to uppermost vesicles. Mesenteries at base (~390) more numerous than at margin (~280-290). At least 24 pairs of perfect mesenteries. Pedal disc lightly adherent.

 

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
05-Aug-2022 28-Feb-2011 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 09-Nov-2010 MOVED
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