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Terrazoanthus onoi
Terrazoanthus onoi is a species of uncertain validity of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the Galapagos. It is potentially a junior synonym of Terrazoanthus patagonichus.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Zoantharia
Family: Hydrozoanthidae
Genus: Terrazoanthus
Species: T. onoi
Binomial name
Terrazoanthus onoi
Reimer & Fujii, 2010

Terrazoanthus onoi is a species of uncertain validity (taxon inquirendum) of macrocnemic zoanthid first found in the Galapagos. It is potentially a junior synonym of Terrazoanthus patagonichus. It can be distinguished by its bright red oral disk colour, having about 32–40 tentacles, and having only basitrichs and mastigophores present in its pharynx.

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Terrazoanthus onoi Reimer & Fujii, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  2. 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.
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Terrazoanthus onoi


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