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Amplexidiscus fenestrafer Dunn, Hamner, 1980

(photos of Karen Sanamyan, aquarium, specimens from Indonesia)
   
Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

This is the largest species of Corallimorpharia, some specimens may reach 40-45cm diameter. The specimens on the photo are relatively young and only about 10cm. The species is characterized by absence of the marginal tentacles (the lobes on the margin of the disc are not the tentacles in our opinion) and simple cone-shaped discal tentacles. There is usually distinct bare zone on the disc separating peripheral discal tentacles from more central discal tentacles. Amplexidiscus can catch fish in aquarium.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Superorder: Hexactiniida
Order: Corallimorpharia

Family: Discosomatidae

Species: Amplexidiscus fenestrafer Dunn, Hamner, 1980

Species list of sea anemones:
  • Actinia equina
  • Actinostola chilensis
  • Actinothoe sphyrodeta
  • Adamsia palliata
  • Aiptasia couchii
  • Aiptasia mutabilis
  • Alicia mirabilis
  • Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
  • Andresia parthenopea
  • Anemonia alicemartinae
  • Anemonia viridis
  • Antholoba achates
  • Anthopleura hermaphroditica
  • Anthopleura orientalis
  • Anthopleura xanthogrammica
  • Anthothoe chilensis
  • Artemidactis victrix
  • Boloceropsis platei
  • Calliactis polypus
  • Cereus herpetodes
  • Cereus pedunculatus
  • Cerianthus lloydii
  • Charisea saxicola
  • Cnidopus japonicus
  • Condylactis aurantiaca
  • Condylactis gigantea
  • Corynactis carnea
  • Corynactis viridis
  • Cribrinopsis albopunctata
  • Cribrinopsis crassa
  • Cribrinopsis olegi
  • Dactylanthus antarcticus
  • Discosoma nummiforme
  • Entacmaea quadricolor
  • Epizoanthus couchii
  • Epizoanthus fiordicus
  • Gonactinia prolifera
  • Gyractis octoradiata
  • Gyractis verrucosa
  • Halcampoides sp
  • Halcampoides mediterranea
  • Halcurias pilatus
  • Haliplanella lineata
  • Heterodactyla hemprichii
  • Hormathia pectinata
  • Isaurus tuberculatus
  • Isosicyonis alba
  • Liponema brevicornis
  • Mesozoanthus fossii
  • Metridium farcimen
  • Metridium lobatum
  • Metridium senile
  • Metridium senile fimbriatum
  • Oulactis concinnata
  • Pachycerianthus multiplicatus
  • Pachycerianthus solitarius
  • Paranthus niveus
  • Parazoanthus anguicomus
  • Parazoanthus axinellae
  • Parazoanthus elongatus
  • Peachia cylindrica
  • Phellia exlex
  • Phelliactis callicyclus
  • Phymactis papillosa
  • Phymanthea pluvia
  • Protanthea simplex
  • Protopalythoa mutuki
  • Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum
  • Ptychodactis patula
  • Radianthus magnifica
  • Rhodactis inchoata
  • Rhodactis indosinensis
  • Ricordea yuma
  • Sagartia elegans
  • Stichodactyla haddoni
  • Stomphia coccinea
  • Urticina crassicornis
  • Urticina eques
  • Urticina felina
  • Urticina grebelnyi
  • Urticina mcpeaki

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