Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Zoantharia
Subordo: Brachycnemina
Familia: Zoanthidae
Genus: Isaurus
References
Low, M.E.Y.; Reimer, J.D. 2012: Isaura Lamouroux, in Audouin, Bourdon, de Candolle, d’Aubebard de Férussac, Deshayes, Deslongchamps, É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Guérin, Guillemin, de Jussieu, Kunth, Delafosse, Lamouroux, Latreille, Prévost, Richard & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1826, an available name and objective synonym of Isaurus Gray, 1828: reversal of precedence (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia). Zootaxa 3532: 45–50. Preview Reference page.
Isaurus is a genus of the cnidarian phylum within the family of Zoanthidae.
Distribution
Commonly found in the outer edges and water-break zones of reefs around Belize and Fiji, but has been observed at sublittoral zones near Australia.[1]
Reproduction
Polyps tend to be solitary or in small clusters and tend to only open at night.[1]
Species
Isaurus aggregatus Gray, 1828
Isaurus clavatus Gray, 1828
Isaurus cliftoni Gray, 1867
Isaurus gelatinosus Pax, 1924
Isaurus maculatus Muirhead & Ryland, 1985
Isaurus natans Gray, 1828
Isaurus savignii Gray, 1828
Isaurus tuberculatus Gray, 1828
References
Muirhead, A.; Ryland, J. S. (1985-04-01). "A review of the genus Isaurus Gray, 1828 (Zoanthidea), including new records from Fiji". Journal of Natural History. 19 (2): 323–335. doi:10.1080/00222938500770241. ISSN 0022-2933.
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