Stichodactyla mertensii f. sp. 1 var. sp. 1 Brandt, 1835
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Stichodactyla mertensii f. sp. 1 var. sp. 1 Brandt, 1835 |
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Stichodactyla mertensii f. sp. 1 var. sp. 1 Brandt, 1835
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Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Stichodactyla mertensii; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa; order: Actiniaria; family: Stichodactylidae; genus: Stichodactyla; scientificNameAuthorship: Brandt, 1835; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra W 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 32.4 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 35.4 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation
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Meandering oral disc; surface covered in small tentacles (~ 1-2 cm), sometimes longer (~ 5 cm). Dark brown colouration with whitish stripes throughout the colony. Hosts several species of anemonefish, associated with Amphiprion clarkii or Amphiprion fuscocaudatus (see Fig. 16 View Figure 16 ) in Seychelles waters.
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