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Taxon
Bimeria australis Blackburn, 1937
Nomenclature
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Family: BougainvilliidaeGenus: Bimeria
Species:
Bimeria australis Blackburn, 1937
Usage:
valid
SUMMARY
Nematocysts are extremely rare in B. australis. Possibly the protection afforded to the hydranths and gonophores by the thick encrustation of foreign material obviates the necessity for production of large concentrations of nematocysts.