Heterodactyla hemprichii

Heterodactyla hemprichii is a species of sea anemone in the family Thalassianthidae, and was first formally described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[2][3]

Heterodactyla hemprichii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Thalassianthidae
Genus: Heterodactyla
Species:
H. hemprichii
Binomial name
Heterodactyla hemprichii
Ehrenberg, 1834
Synonyms
  • Heterodactyla hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Thalassianthus hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)
  • Thalassianthus hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

This sea anemone does not host any varieties of clownfish, but has been associated with some species of commensal anemone shrimp.[4] This is a medium to large species of anemone characterized by "bunches of grape-like nematospheres," radially arranged, and densest on the outermost edges of its oral disc.[4]

References
  1. IUCN 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heterodactyla hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1834). "Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben". Abhandlungen der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in Latin). 1832: 225–380. Wikidata Q115748229.
  4. Tree of Life. (2000). Heterodactyla. http://tolweb.org/Thalassianthidae/18326


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