Species Telmatactis vermiformis (Haddon, 1898)
- Phellia vermiformis Haddon, A.C. 1898. The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 6(2): 393-520 [398, 453-454; Pl. XXIII fig. 18; Pl. XXVIII figs. 10, 11].
Type data:
Status unknown, QLD, Thursday Island [10°34'S, 142°13'E].
Generic Combinations
- Telmatactis vermiformis (Haddon, 1898). —
Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121 [91] (Fautin, D.G. Hexacorallians of the World. 2011. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Marshall Islands.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Column elongated, worm-like, pink-yellowish. Column wall has thick mesogloea. Capitulum short, greyish. Tentacles in 3 or 4 cycles, short, blunt, bulbed, greyish. Mouth linear, two siphonoglyphs. Aconita emitted feebly through mouth. Burrows in sand, only upper part of column visible when expanded. Marginal sphincter muscle long and mesogloeal, lies close to endoderm, in a band of uniform width, broken transversely by numerous narrow strands of mesogloea at irregular intervals. Mesenteries, 36, with strong retractor muscles, sometimes in form of kidney-shape in cross-section.
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 |