Biology:Antipathozoanthus hickmani

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Short description: Species of coral

Antipathozoanthus hickmani
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Zoantharia
Family: Parazoanthidae
Genus: Antipathozoanthus
Species:
A. hickmani
Binomial name
Antipathozoanthus hickmani
Reimer & Fujii, 2010

Antipathozoanthus hickmani is a species of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the Galapagos.[1] It can be distinguished by its exclusive association with Antipathes galapagensis, and having about 40 tentacles.[2]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antipathozoanthus hickmani Reimer & Fujii, 2010" (in en). http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467543. 
  2. Reimer, James; Fujii, Takuma (2010). "Four new species and one new genus of zoanthids (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia) from the Galapagos Islands". ZooKeys (42): 1–36. doi:10.3897/zookeys.42.378. ISSN 1313-2970. 

Further reading

  • Swain, Timothy D., and Laura M. Swain. "Molecular parataxonomy as taxon description: examples from recently named Zoanthidea (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) with revision based on serial histology of microanatomy." Zootaxa 3796.1 (2014): 81-107.
  • Bo, Marzia, et al. "Black coral assemblages from Machalilla National Park (Ecuador)." Pacific Science 66.1 (2012): 63-81.


Wikidata ☰ Q13380342 entry