Species Stichodactyla gigantea (Forsskål, 1775)
Type data:
Syntype(s) Red Sea, Mochhae [13°20'N, 43°14'E]; Red Sea, Lohajae [15°44'N, 42°40'E].- Actinia brevitentacula Blainville, H.M.D. de 1830. Zoophytes. In, Levrault, F.G. (ed.). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement a l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Paris : Le Normat Tome 60 546 pp, 68 pls (+ pp. 547-631). [293].
Type data:
Status unknown. - Actinia amethystina Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Zoophytes. In: Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, Sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont D'Urville. Paris : J.Tastu Vol. 4 390 pp. [142-143; Pl. 12, fig. 5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Papua New Guinea, New Ireland [Neu-Hannover], Carteret Harbor, 0-3 m [4°40'S, 152°43'E]. - Actinia parvitentaculata Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Zoophytes. In: Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, Sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont D'Urville. Paris : J.Tastu Vol. 4 390 pp. [165].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 2017, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland [Neu-Hannover], Carteret Harbor [4°40'S, 152°43'E]. - Discosoma kenti Haddon, A.C. & Shackleton, A.M. 1893. Description of some new species of Actiniaria from Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 8(1): 116–131 [117, 119].
Type data:
Syntype(s) UMZC, QLD, Torres Strait, 0m. - Stoichactis intermedia Lager, E. 1911. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 215-249. [238-240].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNB 5344, WA, northwestern Australia [18°54’S, 121°42’E]; MNB 5442, WA, northwestern Australia [18°54’S, 121°42’E].
Generic Combinations
- Stichodactyla gigantea (Forsskål, 1775). —
Dunn, D.F. 1981. The clownfish sea anemones: Stichodactylidae (Coelenterata: Actiniaria) and other sea anemones symbiotic with Pomacentrid fishes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 71: 1-115 [91-99] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm) - Discosoma gigantea (Forsskål, 1775). —
Milne Edwards, H. 1857. Histoire Naturelle des Coralliaires ou Polypes Proprement Dits. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. T. 1 326 pp. [Only the chapter 'Introduction historique' was written by Milne-Edwards & Haime, as the latter passed away (see preface to the volume)] [255-256] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm) - Stoichactis giganteum (Forsskål, 1775). —
Carlgren, O. 1900. Ostafrikanische Actinien. Gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 17: 21–144 [77-80] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea to New Caldeonia
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Deeply-folded oral disc (more pronounced with size), covered with short (average 10 mm), slightly tapering tentacles that typically all vibrate constantly. Tentacles extremely sticky in life, adhering to collector's hand, and pulling off in clumps; but do not cause stinging sensation. Typically in such shallow water that animals may be exposed at low tide. Oral disc rarely as much as 500 mm diameter, usually lies at surface of sand, often among corals; pedal disc attached to buried object. Non-adhesive verrucae on upper column blue to maroon, contrasting with yellowish, pinkish, tan, greenish-blue, or gray-green column. Basal portion of each tentacle colour of the oral disc (often tan or pink); colour of bluntly pointed distal part -- which is what is generally noted as tentacle colour -- commonly brown or greenish, rarely a striking purple or pink, deep blue, or bright green. Much of central oral disc bare, but deep oral disc folds may hide mouth.
General References
Dunn, D.F. 1981. The clownfish sea anemones: Stichodactylidae (Coelenterata: Actiniaria) and other sea anemones symbiotic with Pomacentrid fishes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 71: 1-115
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 |