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Corynactis denhartogi is so far only known from three occurrences, two in New Zealand (off Fiordland and the North Cape) and one in Tasmania.
Corynactis denhartogi was collected in New Zealand at a depth of 116 - 175 meters, where it settled on dead branches of Antipathes cf. fiordensis Grange, 1990.
The species has also been recorded in Tasmania at a depth of 25 - 35 meters, as a crust on the gorgonian Primnoella australasiae (Gray, 1849).
Etymology:
The species is named after Jacobus Cornelis den Hartog, the former curator of the Coelenterata of the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, Netherlands, for his contributions to the study of the Coelenterata.
In addition to a large number of important papers on the fauna of Anthozoa written by den Hartog, some of the most influential contributions ever made to our knowledge of the Corallimorpharia.
Corynactis denhartogi was collected in New Zealand at a depth of 116 - 175 meters, where it settled on dead branches of Antipathes cf. fiordensis Grange, 1990.
The species has also been recorded in Tasmania at a depth of 25 - 35 meters, as a crust on the gorgonian Primnoella australasiae (Gray, 1849).
Etymology:
The species is named after Jacobus Cornelis den Hartog, the former curator of the Coelenterata of the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, Netherlands, for his contributions to the study of the Coelenterata.
In addition to a large number of important papers on the fauna of Anthozoa written by den Hartog, some of the most influential contributions ever made to our knowledge of the Corallimorpharia.
