Anthopleura radians, a new species of sea anemone (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Actiniidae) from northern Chile, with comments on other species of the genus from the South Pacific Ocean
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Spano-Pérez, Carlos AlbertoHausserman, Vreni
Abstract
A new species of sea anemone, Anthopleura radians n. sp., is described from the intertidal zone of northern Chile and the taxonomic
status of the other Anthopleura species from the South Pacific are discussed. A. radians n. sp. is characterized by a yellow-whitish and
brown checkerboard-like pattern on the oral disc, adhesive verrucae along the entire column and a series of marginal projections, each
bearing a brightly...
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A new species of sea anemone, Anthopleura radians n. sp., is described from the intertidal zone of northern Chile and the taxonomic
status of the other Anthopleura species from the South Pacific are discussed. A. radians n. sp. is characterized by a yellow-whitish and
brown checkerboard-like pattern on the oral disc, adhesive verrucae along the entire column and a series of marginal projections, each
bearing a brightly-colored acrorhagus on the oral surface. This is the seventh species of Anthopleura described from the South Pacific
Ocean; each one distinguished by a particular combination of differences related to their coloration pattern, presence of zooxanthellae,
cnidae, and mode of reproduction. Some of these species have not been reported since their original description and thus require to be
taxonomically validated. A. hermaphroditica and A. aureoradiata are synonyms considering the lack of differences seen between live
specimens, museum collections and published records. A. radians could also be a junior synonym of A. minima, however, no type material
was found for testing this hypothesis. Furthermore, it is crucial to designate neotypes for A. inconspicua, A. rosea and A. minima since
there are no name-bearing types reported for these species.
Key words: New Zealand, intertidal, Anthopleura aureoradiata, Anthopleura hermaphroditica, synonyms, taxonomy.
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Date de publicación
2017Journal title
Biodiversity and Natural History
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