Biology:Heterodactyla hemprichii

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Short description: Species of sea anemone

Heterodactyla hemprichii
Heterodactyla hemprichii.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Thalassianthidae
Genus: Heterodactyla
Species:
H. hemprichii
Binomial name
Heterodactyla hemprichii
Ehrenberg, 1834
Synonyms
  • Heterodactyla hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Thalassianthus hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)
  • Thalassianthus hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

Heterodactyla hemprichii is a species of sea anemone in the family Thalassianthidae, and was first formally described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[2][3]

This sea anemone does not host any varieties of clownfish, but has been associated with some species of commensal anemone shrimp.[4] This is a medium to large species of anemone characterized by "bunches of grape-like nematospheres," radially arranged, and densest on the outermost edges of its oral disc.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2027904 entry