Genus Liponema Hertwig, 1882
- Liponema Hertwig, R. 1882. Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Jena : Gustav Fischer 119 pp. [114-116].
Type species:
Liponema multiporum Hertwig, 1882 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Diagnosis
Actiniidae with well developed pedal disc. Column low, smooth, without any sort of projections. Sphincter diffuse, rarely with a tendency to be circumscribed. Tentacles short, extraordinarily numerous, very close set, but arranged in cycles; occupying almost the whole oral disc and each provided with an endodermal sphincter at its base by the contraction of which it may be thrown off. Longitudinal muscles of tentacles ectodermal. Siphonoglyphs well developed. Perfect pairs of mesenteries numerous. 2 pairs of directives. Retractors diffuse. Distribution of the gonads unknown. Mesenteries more numerous distally than proximally. Cnidom: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic p-mastigophores.
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 |
| 15-Feb-2011 | ADDED |