species: Unidentified actinodendrid sp 3 in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Unidentified actinodendrid sp 3


©Anne: Anemone at Lizard Island at night, about 30 cm diameter. Unidentified shrimp 1 is near anemone's mouth, another unidentified shrimp is at top left.

©Anne: Unidentified actinodendrid sp 3 at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island (13 Mar 2016)

©Anne: Unidentified actinodendrid sp 3 at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Actiniaria
Family Actinodendridae
Species Unidentified actinodendrid sp 3

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 20 cm (overall diameter of Lizard Island specimens)

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Comments

This is probably a species of Megalactis, possibly Megalactis griffithsi which is known from the GBR.

by Anne Hoggett

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