Terrazoanthus onoi
| Terrazoanthus onoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Zoantharia |
| Family: | Hydrozoanthidae |
| Genus: | Terrazoanthus |
| Species: | T. onoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Terrazoanthus onoi Reimer & Fujii, 2010 | |
Terrazoanthus onoi is a species of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the Galapagos. It can be distinguished by its bright red oral disk colour, having about 32–40 tentacles, and having only basitrichs and mastigophores present in its pharynx.[1]
References
- ↑ Reimer, James; Fujii, Takuma (2010). "Four new species and one new genus of zoanthids (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia) from the Galapagos Islands". ZooKeys. 42: 1–36. doi:10.3897/zookeys.42.378. ISSN 1313-2970.
Further reading
- Swain, Timothy D., and Laura M. Swain. "Molecular parataxonomy as taxon description: examples from recently named Zoanthidea (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) with revision based on serial histology of microanatomy." Zootaxa 3796.1 (2014): 81-107.
- Bo, Marzia, et al. "Black coral assemblages from Machalilla National Park (Ecuador)." Pacific Science 66.1 (2012): 63-81.
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