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dc.title | Carlgren’s hesitation allayed: Redescription and systematics of heteranthus verruculatus Klunzinger, 1877 (Cnidaria, Actiniaria), with a redefinition of Heteranthidae Carlgren, 1900 | |
dc.contributor.author | Liang Yap, N.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Randolph Quek, Z.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, Ria | |
dc.contributor.author | Nugroho, Dharma Arif | |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Jen Nie | |
dc.contributor.author | Berumen, Michael Lee | |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, Koh Siang | |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Danwei | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-26T09:16:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-26T09:16:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-11-27 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Liang Yap, N.W., Randolph Quek, Z.B., Tan, Ria, Nugroho, Dharma Arif, Lee, Jen Nie, Berumen, Michael Lee, Tan, Koh Siang, Huang, Danwei (2020-11-27). Carlgren’s hesitation allayed: Redescription and systematics of heteranthus verruculatus Klunzinger, 1877 (Cnidaria, Actiniaria), with a redefinition of Heteranthidae Carlgren, 1900. Contributions to Zoology 90 (2) : 155-182. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1383-4517 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/233794 | |
dc.description.abstract | Species boundaries delineating tropical sea anemones (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) of the zooxanthellate genus, Heteranthus Klunzinger, 1877, are unclear. There are currently two valid Heteranthus species: type species Heteranthus verruculatus Klunzinger, 1877, first reported from Koseir, Egypt, and H. insignis Carlgren, 1943, from Poulo Condore, Vietnam. In describing the latter from a single, poorly preserved specimen, zoologist Oskar Carlgren expressed apprehension with traits he had used to establish this species. Carlgren’s doubts persisted later in writing when he found a similar-looking sea anemone from the Great Barrier Reef. Crucial details to positively identify either species have since remained limited. Here, we re-diagnosed Heteranthus and re-described its type species based on observations of specimens we have obtained from Singapore and Pulau Ambon (Indonesia), and of museum material collected elsewhere across the Indo-West Pacific region (n > 180). Supported by molecular phylogenetic evidence, the family Heteranthidae Carlgren, 1900 was reinstated and re-diagnosed. Heteranthus verruculatus is encountered in the lower intertidal region amongst seagrass, in rocky crevices, or coral rubble. It occurs as solitary individuals or in clonal clusters, well-camouflaged against the substratum. Individuals were observed to frequently propagate by longitudinal fission, resulting in a varied appearance. Type material of H. verruculatus and H. insignis were re-examined and as we found no differences between them, the two were synonymised. We inferred that Carlgren probably misinterpreted cnidae and histological data in defining H. insignis as a distinct species. This revision clarifies the taxonomy and geographic range of H. verruculatus, an Indo-West Pacific species that is found from the Red Sea to subtropical Australia and Hawaii. © Nicholas Wei Liang Yap et al., 2020. | |
dc.publisher | Brill Academic Publishers | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.source | Scopus OA2021 | |
dc.subject | Actinioidea | |
dc.subject | Indo-west pacific | |
dc.subject | Longitudinal fission | |
dc.subject | Phymanthus | |
dc.subject | Taxonomy | |
dc.subject | Zooxanthellate | |
dc.type | Review | |
dc.contributor.department | BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | |
dc.contributor.department | TROPICAL MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1163/18759866-bja10015 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Contributions to Zoology | |
dc.description.volume | 90 | |
dc.description.issue | 2 | |
dc.description.page | 155-182 | |
dc.published.state | Published | |
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