Sea anemones (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) of Singapore: redescription and taxonomy of Phymanthuspinnulatus Martens in Klunzinger, 1877.

ABSTRACT: Despite the ubiquity of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) in tropical ecosystems, our understanding of their biodiversity and taxonomy is limited. Here we re-establish the identity of an intertidal zooxanthellate species, Phymanthuspinnulatus Martens in Klunzinger, 1877. Originally described from a single preserved specimen in the Berlin Museum by CB Klunzinger, his brief footnote lacked crucial details to positively identify the species. Our redescription is based on more than 50 living individuals of P.pinnulatus collected from its type locality, Singapore. These were examined and compared with type materials of the species and its congeners. Specimens of P.pinnulatus differ from syntypes of species described as Phymanthuslevis Kwietniewski, 1898 from Indone

SUBMITTER: Yap NWL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482116 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature