Isoaulactinia hespervolita Daly, 2004

Vassallo-Avalos, Aurora, González-Muñoz, Ricardo, Acuña, Fabián H., Cervantes-Ramírez, Itzel Ittaí & Rivas, Gerardo, 2022, Intertidal sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) from the west coast of the Peninsula of Baja California, Mexico, Zootaxa 5165 (2), pp. 151-179 : 172

Isoaulactinia hespervolita Daly, 2004

( Figure 2D )

Bunodactis mexicana Brusca, 1973

[non] Bunodactis mexicana Carlgren, 1949 (nomen nudum)

[non] Bunodactis mexicana Carlgren, 1951

Isoaulactinia hespervolita Daly, 2004, p. 377 , 379, 381–387 [original description]

Material examined. (See Appendix 1).

Short description. (See Daly 2004a; Barragán et al. 2019)

Natural history. Isoaulactinia hespervolita inhabits the intertidal zone, in tide pools, attached to rocks, with remains of shells or rocks attached to the column ( Daly 2004a).

Distribution. La Paz, Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, Punta Abreojos, Tecolote, Baja California Sur and Puerto Peñasco, Sonora ( Daly 2004a; Barragán et al. 2019). This is the first record for Playa Esmeralda, Baja California, Cerritos, El Conejo and San Juanico, Baja California Sur.

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FIGURE 2. A) Anthopleura dowii, B) Bunodosoma californicum, C) Bunodosoma grande, D) Isoaulactinia hespervolita, E) Phymactis papillosa.