Gorgonactis marisalbi, a new genus and species of burrowing sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Halcampidae) from the White Sea

New genus and species of burrowing sea anemones of the family Halcampidae, Gorgonactis marisalbi gen. et sp. nov. , are described from the White Sea (Chupa Bay). The new taxa are characterised by unique characters not found in other members of this family: a simple, strong marginal sphincter, very l...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zoosystematica Rossica
Main Author: Ivanova, Natalia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2021
Subjects:
White Sea
burrowing sea anemones
Halcampidae
new genus
new species
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.236
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Summary:New genus and species of burrowing sea anemones of the family Halcampidae, Gorgonactis marisalbi gen. et sp. nov. , are described from the White Sea (Chupa Bay). The new taxa are characterised by unique characters not found in other members of this family: a simple, strong marginal sphincter, very long tentacles and their large spirocysts.

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