The sea anemone genus Actinostola (Verrill 1883): Variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description of Actinostola chilensis (McMurrich 1904)

Verena Häussermann*

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Species of the genus Actinostola are known for high variability of features. Anatomy, histology and cnidae of type specimens of five species from South America and Antarctica originally described as members of Actinostola and one species of Stomphia were compared to specimens of Actinostola chilensis collected during this study. None of these traditionally used features clearly distinguish the examined Actinostola species. I therefore propose new distinctive taxonomic features, including in vivo and in situ data. I provide an emended diagnosis of the genus Actinostola and a revised list of its species. I accept the synonymy of A. excelsa, A. pergamentacea and A. intermedia with A. crassicornis, and reject the synonymy of A. chilensis with A. crassicornis and A. intermedia. I re-describe A. chilensis in detail, including in situ information. Specimens of A. chilensis inhabit exposed positions of rocky substrate from 22 m depth down in south Chilean fjords between Puerto Montt (41°35′35″S, 72°53′W) and Puyuhuapi (44°31′36″S; 72°32′6″W); the most conspicuous features are its relatively large size, bright-orange colour, smooth, tough column and numerous and clearly entacmaeic tentacles.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)26-38
Número de páginas13
PublicaciónPolar Biology
Volumen28
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2004
Publicado de forma externa

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  • Ciencias Agrícolas y Biológicas General

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