Species Stylobates birtlesi Crowther, Fautin & Wallace, 2011
- Stylobates birtlesi Crowther, A.L., Fautin, D.G. & Wallace, C.C. 2011. Stylobates birtlesi sp. n., a new species of carcinoecium-forming sea anemone (Cnidaria, Actinaria, Actiniidae). ZooKeys 89: 33-48 [36-39].
Type data:
Holotype MTQ G57579 (Hermit crab present), QLD, Coral Sea, off Tully (FRV Franklin, Cidaris I expedition, Station 15–4), 958–964 m [17°45.99'S, 148°39.09'E].
Paratype(s) MTQ G57580 (Hermit crab separated from carcinoecium, registered as QM W16502 (crustacean collection)), QLD, Coral Sea, off Tully (FRV Franklin, Cidaris I expedition, Station 48–3), 680–740 m [17°52'S, 147°08'E]; MTQ G57581, QLD, Coral Sea, off Tully (FRV Franklin, Cidaris I expedition, Station 49–3), 881–920 m [17°51.71'S, 147°09.93'E]; MTQ G57582 (Hermit crab separated from carcinoecium, registered as QM W16499 (crustacean collection)), QLD, Coral Sea, off Tully (FRV Franklin, Cidaris I expedition, Station 50–3), 899–918 m [18°01.69'S, 147°20.53'E]; MTQ G64680 (Hermit crabs separated from carcinoecia, registered as QM W16514 (crustacean collection)), QLD, Coral Sea (RV Soela, Station CO685A78), 880 m [16°55'S, 151°34'E]; KUNHM 003352 (Hermit crab separated from carcinoecium, registered as QM W16499 (crustacean collection)), QLD, Coral Sea, off Tully (FRV Franklin, Cidaris I expedition, Station 50–3), 899–918 m [18°01.69'S, 147°20.53'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coral Sea and off coast of southeast QLD
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Deep water, marine (host(s): Sympagurus trispinosus (Balss, 1911) [PARAPAGURIDAE] Hermit crab (symbiotic relationship)).
Extra Ecological Information
590-964 m
Associated Fauna References
Crowther, A.L., Fautin, D.G. & Wallace, C.C. 2011. Stylobates birtlesi sp. n., a new species of carcinoecium-forming sea anemone (Cnidaria, Actinaria, Actiniidae). ZooKeys 89: 33-48 (Sympagurus trispinosus)
Diagnosis
Smallest specimen with shortest side 4 mm, longest side 50 mm. Largest specimen with shortest side 15 mm, longest side 90 mm. Smooth, thin. Fosse shallow. Live specimens light pink, body wall translucent; preserved specimens beige. Mesenterial insertions visible through body wall; white in live specimens and preserved specimens. Marginal sphincter well developed, circumscribed, palmate. Mesenteries to five orders thin, each with oral but no marginal stoma. Retractor muscles diffuse. Parietobasilar muscle with short free pennon. Sexes presumably separate. First three orders complete and sterile, rest incomplete and fertile.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CNIDARIA | 26-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | ANTHOZOA | 20-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899 | 13-Aug-2013 | ADDED | Dr Bronwen Scott |