Species Actinauge granulata Carlgren, 1928
- Actinauge granulata Carlgren, O. 1928. Actiniaria der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 22(4): 125-266 [201-203].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM 3997, South Africa, Cape Agulhas, 500 m [35°11’S, 23°2’E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
South Africa; new Australian record (C.C. Wallace, A.L. Crowther & D.G. Fautin, unpublished data)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Pedal disc flat or cup-like enclosing mud or stone. Thick column wall, scapus with numerous tubercles arranged in longitudinal rows. Coronal tubercles merging into 12 well marked broad longitidual ridges of the scapulus. Each ridge with several distal tubercles. Marginal sphincter alveolar, strong, tending to be transversely stratified in its middle part, closer to ectoderm rather than endoderm. Tentacles, 96 in number, with mesogleoal thickenings on aboral side at base. 48 pairs of mesenteries. Retractor muscles concentrated in middle of mesentery, forming close, branched folds. Numerous acontia.
General References
Carlgren, O. 1938. South African Actiniaria and Zoantharia. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 17: 1-148
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-Jan-2011 | ADDED |