First reliable records of Cryptodendrum adhaesivum (Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Thalassianthidae) for the coastal waters of Vietnam and the Spratly Islands

S.D. Grebelnyi & Tran Van Dat

Abstract. The tropical sea anemone Cryptodendrum adhaesivum Klunzinger, 1877 is reliably recorded from the coastal waters of Vietnam and the Spratly Islands for the first time. Its presence there is docu­mented by collected specimens, in situ observations during scuba diving, as well as numerous photographs taken during the expeditions of the Vietnam-Russian Tropical Research and Technological ­Centre, carried out from 2007 to 2021. The main morphological characters for the identification of the species are given and illustrated.
Key words: Vietnam, Spratly Islands, new records, distribution, identification, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Thalassianthidae, Cryptodendrum adhaesivum

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2021, 30(2): 183–189  ▪  Published online 21 September 2021


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.183  ▪  Open full article  

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