Species Telmatactis insignis Carlgren, 1950
- Telmatactis insignis Carlgren, O. 1950. Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(7): 427-457 [427, 449-450].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1954.6.28.12, QLD, Low Isles, 0 m [16°23’S, 145°34’E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Column divisible into scapus and scapulus, the former provided with a thin cuticle. Sphincter very long, reticular in its uppermost part; lower down it consists of only a few meshes, and in its lower part it increases considerably in thickness and is situated near the endoderm. Tentacles, 48, short, indistinctly sulcated at their distal ends, but not knobbed; their longitudinal muscles are ectodermal and well developed. 24 pairs of mesenteries, only mesenteries of first cycle perfect, at least those of second cycle provided with filaments and acontia. Retractors diffuse and somewhat restricted below actinopharynx. Muscles of second and third cycle weak.
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 |