Gorgonactis marisalbi, a new genus and species of burrowing sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Halcampidae) from the White Sea
N.Yu. Ivanova
Abstract. New genus and species of burrowing sea anemones of the family Halcampidae, Gorgonactis marisalbi gen. et sp. nov., are described from the White Sea (Chupa Bay). The new taxa are characterised by unique characters not found in other members of this family: a simple, strong marginal sphincter, very long tentacles and their large spirocysts.
Key words: White Sea, burrowing sea anemones, Halcampidae, new genus, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2021, 30(2): 236–247 ▪ Published online 17 November 2021
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.236 ▪ Open full article 
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