Abstract
We describe a new genus and species of sea anemone from Chilean Patagonia. Anthoparactis fossii n. gen. et sp. adds another acontiate genus and species to the family Isanthidae Carlgren, 1938. Anthoparactis n. gen. differs from the other isanthid genera in having the same number of mesenteries distally and proximally, acontia with basitrichs only, and a column with verrucae distally. Anthoparactis fossii n. sp. differs from the most similar species, Isoparactis fionae Lauretta et al., 2013, in the number of cycles of mesenteries and tentacles, structures of the column, colour pattern of the oral disc, cnidae, and geographical distribution. Isanthidae now includes seven genera and 11 species.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 431-438 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Helgoland Marine Research |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments Many thanks to Günter Försterra for helping VH to collect the specimens in 2005 and for collecting the specimens in 2011. We thank Mercer Brugler (AMNH) for obtaining molecular data. Many thanks to Carlos Spano, Katherine McLean and Ulrich Pörschmann for help with the cnidae examinations; Ulrich Pörsch-mann made the map in Fig. 1 and helped calculate cnidae statistics; Kaitlin McConnell proofread preliminary scripts. We are grateful to NAVIMAG who provided logistic support in 2011 and 2014. Thanks to CONAF for letting us use their vessel Petrel to navigate through the Chonos Archipielago in 2011 and to Keri and Greg to support us in 2014 with their vessel Saoirse. The study was partially funded through the Pew Charitable Trust and Fondecyt project Nr. 1131039. This is publication Nr. 97 of Huinay Scientific Field Station.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science