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

2021; Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Volume: 30; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.183

2410-0226

S. D. Grebelnyi, Tran Van Dat,

Marine Biology and Ecology Research

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.