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Corynactis Denhartogi
''Corynactis'' is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed on the crown-of-thorns seastar ''Acanthaster planci'' and may help control the crown-of-thorns population. Species Species so far described in this genus include: *'' Corynactis annulata'' Verrill, 1867 *'' Corynactis australis'' Haddon & Duerden, 1896 *'' Corynactis caboverdensis'' den Hartog, Ocaña & Brito, 1993 *''Corynactis californica'' Carlgren, 1936 *'' Corynactis caribbeorum'' den Hartog, 1980 *'' Corynactis carnea'' Studer, 1879 *'' Corynactis chilensis'' Carlgren, 1941 *'' Corynactis delawarei'' Widersten, 1976 *'' Corynactis denhartogi'' Ocaña, 2003 *'' Corynactis denticulosa'' Le Sueur, 1817 *'' Corynactis globulifera'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 *'' Corynactis parvula'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 *'' Corynact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynactis Californica
''Corynactis californica'' is a brightly colored colonial anthozoan corallimorph. Unlike the Atlantic true sea anemone, ''Actinia fragacea'', that bears the same common name, strawberry anemone, this species is a member of the order Corallimorpharia, and is the only member found in the North American West Coast. Other common names include club-tipped anemone and strawberry corallimorpharian. The anemone can live up to at least 50 meters deep on vertical rock walls, and at the bottom of kelp forests. It is known to carpet the bottom of some areas, like Campbell River in British Columbia, and Monterey Bay in California. The strawberry anemone grows no larger than 2.5 centimeters. The anemone can be red, pink, purple, brown, yellow, or completely white. They possess tentacles that are white or transparent with bulbous tips. The strawberry anemone resembles sea anemones in that they lack a calcareous skeleton, but are closer related to stony corals in that they lack basilar muscl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynactis Carnea
''Corynactis'' is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed on the crown-of-thorns seastar ''Acanthaster planci'' and may help control the crown-of-thorns population. Species Species so far described in this genus include: *'' Corynactis annulata'' Verrill, 1867 *'' Corynactis australis'' Haddon & Duerden, 1896 *'' Corynactis caboverdensis'' den Hartog, Ocaña & Brito, 1993 *''Corynactis californica'' Carlgren, 1936 *'' Corynactis caribbeorum'' den Hartog, 1980 *'' Corynactis carnea'' Studer, 1879 *'' Corynactis chilensis'' Carlgren, 1941 *'' Corynactis delawarei'' Widersten, 1976 *'' Corynactis denhartogi'' Ocaña, 2003 *''Corynactis denticulosa'' Le Sueur, 1817 *'' Corynactis globulifera'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 *'' Corynactis parvula'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 *'' Corynacti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corallimorpharia
Corallimorpharia is an order of marine cnidarians closely related to stony or reef building corals ( Scleractinia). They occur in both temperate and tropical climates, although they are mostly tropical. Temperate forms tend to be very robust, with wide and long columns, whereas tropical forms tend to have very short columns with a wide oral disc and very short tentacles. The tentacles are usually arranged in rows radiating from the mouth. Many species occur together in large groups, although there are recorded instances of individuals. In many respects, they resemble the stony corals, except for the absence of a stony skeleton. Morphological and molecular evidence suggests that they are very closely related to stony corals. Corallimorpharians occur in a wide range of marine habitats, and can be associated with phase shifts in coral reef ecosystems that result in a change from a hard-coral dominated reef to a soft-coral dominated one. They have been observed to overgrow reefs i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynactis Viridis
''Corynactis viridis'', the jewel anemone, is a brightly coloured anthozoan similar in body form to a sea anemone or a scleractinian coral polyp, but in the order Corallimorpharia. It is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and was first described by the Irish naturalist George Allman in 1846. Description The column of this species is smooth and roughly cylindrical, being slightly wider at the base and oral disc than in the centre. The base can grow to a diameter of about and is often ragged in outline; this is because the animal divides by longitudinal fission, and sometimes the two new individuals remain partially united. The individuals are usually found in dense aggregations, but each animal is only lightly attached to the substrate and can drift away. The tentacles are short to medium length, with tapering shafts and knobbed tips, and are in two whorls; the outer tentacles are the longer and the inner ones more numerous. The colour of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynactis Sanmatiensis
''Corynactis'' is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae. Large unidentified polyps of this genus feed on the crown-of-thorns seastar ''Acanthaster planci'' and may help control the crown-of-thorns population. Species Species so far described in this genus include: *'' Corynactis annulata'' Verrill, 1867 *'' Corynactis australis'' Haddon & Duerden, 1896 *'' Corynactis caboverdensis'' den Hartog, Ocaña & Brito, 1993 *''Corynactis californica'' Carlgren, 1936 *'' Corynactis caribbeorum'' den Hartog, 1980 *''Corynactis carnea'' Studer, 1879 *'' Corynactis chilensis'' Carlgren, 1941 *'' Corynactis delawarei'' Widersten, 1976 *'' Corynactis denhartogi'' Ocaña, 2003 *''Corynactis denticulosa'' Le Sueur, 1817 *'' Corynactis globulifera'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834 *'' Corynactis parvula'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 *'' Corynactis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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