Three species of intertidal sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the Tropical Pacific : Description of anthopleura buddemeieri, n. sp., with remarks on anthopleura asiatica and gyractis sesere

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2005-07
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Fautin, Daphne Gail
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A new species of sea anemone, Anthopleura buddemeieri Fautin, is described from Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Occurring high in the intertidal zone, a typical individual has a column rich brown in color and marked with longitudinal rows of red spots. Occurring in the same habitat, at least in Papua New Guinea, is a sea anemone known in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Aden to Hawai'i, the valid name of which is Gyractis sesere. Some records of Anthopleura asiatica may refer to A. buddemeieri but some clearly do not; because the name appears to have been applied to more than one species, the original description lacks critical information, and no type material exists, the name Anthopleura asiatica is considered a nomen dubium.
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Sea anemones--Habitat--Papua New Guinea., Sea anemones--Habitat--Fiji., Natural history--Periodicals., Science--Periodicals., Natural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals.
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Fautin DG. 2005. Three species of intertidal sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the Tropical Pacific : Description of anthopleura buddemeieri, n. sp., with remarks on anthopleura asiatica and gyractis sesere. Pac Sci 59(3): 379-391.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24184
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14 pages
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Pacific Science Volume 59, Number 3, 2005
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