Gems of the southern Japanese seas - four new species of Edwardsianthus (Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Edwardsiidae) with redescriptions of two species Author Izumi, Takato Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903 - 0213, Japan iz.takato@gmail.com Author Fujii, Takuma Kagoshima City Aquarium, 3 - 1 Honko-shinmachi, Kagoshima, 892 - 0814, Japan & International Center for Island Studies Amami Station, Kagoshima University, 15 - 1 Naze-Minatomachi, Amami, Kagoshima 894 - 0026, Japan & The Kagoshima University Museum, 1 - 21 - 30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890 - 0065, Japan text ZooKeys 2021 2021-12-10 1076 151 182 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1076.69025 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1076.69025 1313-2970-1076-151 7B4E12710B60450480B368028E4B1AD6 8DB0FAF7DD4E5718A2A57AFD9CC3A7EE

Table 4. Cnidoms of the species of Edwardsianthus pudicus, Edwardsianthus gilbertensis and Edwardsianthus carbunculus sp. nov.

Edwardsianthus pudicus

Edwardsianthus gilbertensis

Edwardsianthus carbunculus sp. n.

NSMT-Co 1702

CMNH-ZG 06527

CMNH-ZG 05954

Length x Width (µm)

Mean (µm)

SD (µm)

n

frequency

Length x Width (µm)

Mean (µm)

SD (µm)

n

frequency

Length x Width (µm)

Mean (µm)

SD (µm)

n

frequency

Tentacle

basitrichs

20.1-34.0 x 2.9-4.2

27.4 x 3.6

3.09 x 0.30

57

numerous

13.2-26.4 x 2.8-4.6

20.5 x 3.6

3.23 x 0.44

50

numerous

25.9-34.6 x 2.7-4.3

30.0 x 3.3

2.05 x 0.29

94

numerous

spirocysts

11.9-20.1 x 2.2-3.6

15.1 x 2.9

1.88 x 0.32

25

numerous

8.5-14.3 x 3.0-4.4

11.0 x 3.4

1.43 x 0.35

12

few

11.8-21.0 x 2.5-3.7

16.6 x 3.1

1.83 x 0.28

57

numerous

Actinopharynx

basitrichs

S

17.4-24.2 x 1.9-3.0

20.8 x 2.5

2.02 x 0.44

15

numerous

16.3-21.1 x 2.4-3.9

18.4 x 3.1

1.24 x 0.39

12

few

14.3-16.9 x 3.5-3.9

16.0 x 3.7

0.99 x 0.19

4

rare

L

34.8-42.6 x 3.3-5.4

38.4 x 4.5

1.80 x 0.44

47

numerous

26.5-34.3 x 3.0-4.5

30.8 x 3.7

1.71 x 0.35

66

numerous

36.1-48.8 x 3.2-5.0

42.5 x 4.2

2.85 x 0.40

76

numerous

microbasic p -mastigophores

30.3-35.6 x 6.6-7.1

33.4 x 6.7

1.92 x 0.17

5

few

28.9-35.5 x 6.6-8.4

32.5 x 7.6

2.71 x 0.78

3

rare

-

-

-

-

-

Nemathybome

basitrichs

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16.6-19.9 x 3.9-4.1

18.4 x 4.0

1.35 x 0.08

4

rare

L

46.8-56.6 x 3.2-5.6

41.7 x 51.7

1.95 x 0.43

44

numerou

34.0-45.2 x 3.0-4.8

39.6 x 3.8

2.02 x 0.38

75

numerous

46.8-56.6 x 3.2-5.6

51.7 x 4.3

2.08 x 0.47

44

numerous

Column

basitrichs

15.8-17.5 x 3.4-3.8

16.8 x 3.7

0.72 x 0.18

3

rare

9.8-14.4 x 2.8-4.1

12.0 x 3.3

1.12 x 0.41

12

few

47.9-53.8 x 3.4-4.8

50.8 x 4.0

1.62 x 0.33

24

numerous

Filament

basitrichs

S

25.1-31.7 x 2.4-4.1

29.0 x 3.3

1.69 x 0.34

49

numerous

12.9-19.2 x 2.8-4.2

14.8 x 3.4

1.32 x 0.33

61

numerous

22.4-32.2 x 3.2-5.0

28.3 x 4.0

2.29 x 0.43

43

numerous

L

29.4-42.7 x 4.2-5.9

37.3 x 4.9

3.09 x 0.31

29

numerous

-

-

-

-

-

27.6-44.3 x 4.1-5.8

34.8 x 4.8

5.87 x 0.51

11

few

microbasic p -mastigophores

29.7-34.1 x 5.2-7.6

31.6 x 6.2

1.26 x 0.62

11

few

33.0-38.4 x 8.2-10.9

36.3 x 9.3

1.63 x 0.72

12

few

30.1-31.8 x 5.3-5.9

30.9 x 5.6

0.87 x 0.29

2

rare