Antipathozoanthus hickmani
| Antipathozoanthus hickmani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Zoantharia |
| Family: | Parazoanthidae |
| Genus: | Antipathozoanthus |
| Species: | A. hickmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Antipathozoanthus hickmani Reimer & Fujii, 2010 | |
Antipathozoanthus hickmani is a species of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the Galapagos.[1] It can be distinguished by its exclusive association with Antipathes galapagensis, and having about 40 tentacles.[2]
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antipathozoanthus hickmani Reimer & Fujii, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ Reimer, James; Fujii, Takuma (2010). "Four new species and one new genus of zoanthids (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia) from the Galapagos Islands". ZooKeys (42): 1–36. doi:10.3897/zookeys.42.378. ISSN 1313-2970.
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.
- Bo, Marzia, et al. "Black coral assemblages from Machalilla National Park (Ecuador)." Pacific Science 66.1 (2012): 63-81.