species: Hydrozoanthus gracilis in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Hydrozoanthus gracilis


©Anne Hoggett: Hydrozoanthus gracilis on the reef slope off South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Hydrozoanthus gracilis on the reef slope off South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Hydrozoanthus gracilis on the reef slope off South Island, Lizard Island Group. Polyps withdrawn. The feathery things are the exposed parts of the hydroid substrate.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Zoantharia
Family Hydrozoanthidae
Genus Hydrozoanthus
Species Hydrozoanthus gracilis

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

Colonies branching, branches not zig-zag shaped. Overgrow hydroid colonies. White coenenchyme with translucent to brown polyps.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

  • Kise, T. Maeda and J.D. Reimer, H. (2019). A phylogeny and the evolution of epizoism within the family Hydrozoanthidae with description of a new genus and two new species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 130: 304-314. LIRS catalog number 90375.
  • Sinniger, J.D. Reimer and J. Pawlowski, F. (2010). The Parazoanthidae (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) DNA taxonomy: description of two new genera. Marine Biodiversity, 40: 57-70. LIRS catalog number 90368.