Species Stichodactyla tapetum (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
- Actinia tapetum Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, C.G. 1834. Beitrage zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besanders des Rothen Meeres nebst, einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Monatsberichte der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1: 225-380 [256].
Type data:
Status unknown, Red Sea. - Homactis rupicola Verrill, A.E. 1870. Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. Part IV. Actiniaria. Proceedings of the Essex Institute Salem 6: 51-104 [71-72].
Type data:
Holotype YPM 6854, China, Hong Kong, 0-1 m [22°17'N, 114°10'E]. - Discosoma ambonensis Kwietniewski, C.R. 1898. Actiniaria von Ambon und Thursday Island. pp. 385-430 in Semon, R. (ed.). Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel von Richard Semon. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5: Systematik, tiergeographie, anatomie wirbelloser tiere. [387, 410-412, 413, Tafel XXIX fig. 49-51].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 5580, Indonesia, Moluccas Islands, Ambon [Amboina] [3°39'S, 128°09'E]; PMJ, Indonesia, Moluccas Islands, Ambon [Amboina] [3°39'S, 128°09'E]. - Stoichactis laevis Lager, E. 1911. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 215-249. [240-241].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH ZMH 5337, WA, Shark Bay, 3 miles NW of Denham, 3m [25°52'S, 113°55'E]. - Stoichactis australis Lager, E. 1911. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 215-249. [241-243].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH ZMH 5332, WA, Shark Bay, Surf Point, 1-4 m [25°52'S, 113°55'E].
Generic Combinations
- Stichodactyla tapetum (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). —
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 [73-78] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm) - Discosoma tapetum (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). —
Klunzinger, C.B. 1877. Die Korallthiere des rothen Meeres Erster Theil: Die Alcyonarien und Malacodermen. Berlin : Verlag der Gutmann'schen Buchhandlung 98 pp. [83] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm) - Stoichactis tapetum (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). —
Carlgren, O. 1900. Ostafrikanische Actinien. Gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 17: 21–144 [74-77] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm) - Discosomoides tapetum (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). —
Haddon, A.C. 1898. The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 6(2): 393-520 [469-470] (Fautin, D. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Red Sea; Hong Kong; China; Indonesia.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Oral disc to 100mm diameter; typically smaller to 40mm, colouration a mosaic of bright colours, varies among specimens. Pedal disc to 30mm diameter. Column length typically about one half pedal disc diameter, but may be taller. Tentacles very short, 0.25-0.5mm diameter, bulbous and densely packed throughout disc. Mouth with two symmetrically positioned siphonoglyphs in centre.
General References
den Hartog, J.C. 1997. The sea anemone fauna of Indonesian coral reefs. pp. 351-370 in Tomascik, T., Mah, A.J., Nontji, A. & Moosa, M.K. (Eds). The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas, Part 1. Singapore : Periplus Editions Vol. 7.
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
Fautin, D.G., Crowther, A.L. & Wallace, C.C. 2008. Sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(1): 35-64
Song, J.-I. & Cha, H.-R. 2004. Three new records of Actiniaria (Anthozoa: Zoantharia) from Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 20: 201-214
Uchida, H. & Soyama, I. 2001. Sea Anemones in Japanese Waters. Japan : TBS 157 pp.
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 |