| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Authors: | Fautin, DGail |
| Journal: | Pacific Science |
| Volume: | 59 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Date Published: | 2005 |
| ISBN Number: | 0030-8870 |
| Keywords: | Falco, Falco rusticolus, Falconidae |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT A new species of sea anemone, Anthopleura buddemeieri Fautin, is described from Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Occurring high in the intertidal zone, a typical individual has a column rich brown in color and marked with longitudinal rows of red spots. Occurring in the same habitat, at least in Papua New Guinea, is a sea anemone known in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Aden to Hawai?i, the valid name of which is Gyractis sesere. Some records of Anthopleura asiatica may refer to A. buddemeieri but some clearly do not; because the name appears to have been applied to more than one species, the original description lacks critical information, and no type material exists, the name Anthopleura asiatica is considered a nomen dubium.ABSTRACT A new species of sea anemone, Anthopleura buddemeieri Fautin, is described from Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Occurring high in the intertidal zone, a typical individual has a column rich brown in color and marked with longitudinal rows of red spots. Occurring in the same habitat, at least in Papua New Guinea, is a sea anemone known in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Aden to Hawai?i, the valid name of which is Gyractis sesere. Some records of Anthopleura asiatica may refer to A. buddemeieri but some clearly do not; because the name appears to have been applied to more than one species, the original description lacks critical information, and no type material exists, the name Anthopleura asiatica is considered a nomen dubium. |
| URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/psc.2005.0035 |
| Short Title: | Pacific Science |
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