학술논문
Bellactis lux n. sp. (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Aiptasiidae), a new sea anemone from the Gulf of Mexico.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Delgado A; Department of Evolution; Ecology & Organismal Biology; The Ohio State University; Columbus Ohio USA 43210. delgado.152@osu.edu.; Larson P; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; 100 8 Avenue SE; St. Petersburg; FL 33701; USA. paul.larson@myfwc.com.; Sheridan N; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; 100 8 Avenue SE; St. Petersburg; FL 33701; USA. nancy.sheridan@myfwc.com.; Daly M; Department of Evolution; Ecology & Organismal Biology; The Ohio State University; Columbus Ohio USA 43210. Daly.66@osu.edu.
Source
Publisher: Magnolia Press Country of Publication: New Zealand NLM ID: 101179386 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1175-5334 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 11755326 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Zootaxa Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Here we describe a new species of sea anemone from the family Aiptasiidae based on specimens collected from the Gulf of Mexico (USA: Florida & Alabama). Accounts of this species have been known since the early 1990s, primarily from an underwater field guide and hobbyist aquarium literature under the name Lightbulb Anemone. We describe it as a new species from the genus Bellactis based on anatomy, histology, and cnidom. Members of this species are small in size, with a smooth, typically contracted column divided into regions based on color and bearing rows of two or three elevated cinclides in the mid column. Their tentacles are distinctive, translucent, distally inflated and can be bulbous in shape, with sub annular rings. This description synthesizes information about Bellactis and contextualizes what is known about its diversity in light of other members of the Aiptasiidae.