''Terrazoanthus sinnigeri'' is a species of uncertain validity (
taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
) of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the
Galapagos. It is potentially a junior synonym of ''
Terrazoanthus patagonichus
''Terrazoanthus'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Hydrozoanthidae.
The species of this genus are found in the coasts of America, Africa and Japan.
Species:
*''Terrazoanthus californicus''
*''Terrazoanthus minutus''
*''Terrazoanth ...
''.
It can be distinguished by commonly occurring on rubble and rocks on sandy bottoms, having about 30–36
tentacle
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s, and numerous
nematocyst
A cnidocyte (also known as a cnidoblast or nematocyte) is an explosive cell containing one large secretory organelle called a cnidocyst (also known as a cnida () or nematocyst) that can deliver a sting to other organisms. The presence of this ce ...
s in its
pharynx
The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the oesophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs). It is found in vertebrates and invertebrates, though its struc ...
.
References
Further reading
*Swain, Timothy D., and Laura M. Swain. "Molecular parataxonomy as taxon description: examples from recently named Zoanthidea (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) with revision based on serial histology of microanatomy." Zootaxa 3796.1 (2014): 81-107.
*Fujii, Takuma, and James Davis Reimer. "A new family of diminutive zooxanthellate zoanthids (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia)." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 169.3 (2013): 509-522.
Animals described in 2010
Hydrozoanthidae
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