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Stenocyathus vermiformis

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Description

Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868)

Coenocyathus vermiformis Pourtalès, 1868: 133.

Not Caryophyllia vermiformis.–Thomson & Rennet, 1931: 40– 41 (probably Flabellum antarcticum from a station other than Tasmania).– Wells, 1958: 262 (listed).

Stenocyathus decamera Ralph & Squires, 1962: 11–12, pl. 4, figs. 2–6 (NZ).

Stenocyathus vermiformis.– Cairns, 1979: 168–170, pl. 32, figs. 8–10, pl. 33, figs. 1–2 (synonymy, description); 1982: 52, pl. 16, figs. 8–11 (synonymy, description).– Veron, 1986: 609, fig. (NSW, Qld).–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 43, figs. 14b,c (Vic, Tas).– Cairns, 1995: 94–95, pl. 30c–g (NZ)

New records. VICTORIA: “ Endeavour ”, 38°15'S 149°20'E, 1, NNM. — NEW SOUTH WALES: Kapala 75/02/03, 3, AM G16562; Kapala, 34°15'S 151°28'E, 457 m, 7, 31 July 1975, 7, AM G14706; Kapala, 78/ 27/13, 3, AM G16568; 35°05'S 151°10'E (off Jervis Bay), 600–1000 m, 18 September 1980, 1 in AM.

Types. 38 syntypes are deposited at MCZ (Cairns, 1979). Type Locality: off Florida Keys, 274– 329 m.

Notes

Published as part of Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, pp. 259-329 in Records of the Australian Museum 56 on page 302

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
AM , MCZ , NNM
Event date
1975-07-31 , 1980-09-18
Family
Stenocyathidae
Genus
Stenocyathus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Pourtales
Species
vermiformis
Taxon rank
species
Type status
syntype
Verbatim event date
1975-07-31 , 1980-09-18
Taxonomic concept label
Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtales, 1868) sec. Cairns, 2004

References

  • Pourtales, L. F. de, 1868. Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2 d series). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard (7): 121 - 141.
  • Wells, J. W., 1958. Scleractinian Corals. B. A. N. Z. A. R. E. Reports (Series B) 6 (11): 257 - 275, 2 pls.
  • Cairns, S. D., 1979. The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands 57 (180): 341 pp., 40 pls., 60 maps.
  • Veron, J. E. N., 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Pp. xii + 644, many unnumbered figs. North Ryde [Sydney]: Angus & Robertson.
  • Cairns, S. D., 1995. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 103: 210 pp., 44 pls., 22 maps.