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Truncatoflabellum spheniscus

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Truncatoflabellum spheniscus (Dana, 1846)

Euphyllia spheniscus Dana, 1846: 160–161, pl. 6, figs. 1a–c.

Flabellum affine Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848a: 274, pl. 8, fig. 10 (Qld).– Tenison-Woods, 1878b: 310–311 (Qld).– Squires, 1961: 18 (listed).

Flabellum rubrum.– Folkeson, 1919: 4–5 (in part: specimen 1, WA).

Truncatoflabellum spheniscus.– Cairns, 1989a: 65–66, pl. 32g –k (Qld, WA, description, synonymy, tabular key).– Cairns, 1994: 76 (synonymy).–Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997: 165–167 (in part: not fig. 23a,b, not specimens from Akademik Oparin or Hakuho Maru, NT).– Cairns, 1998: 399 (WA).

New record. QUEENSLAND: 20°03'S 148°15'E (Abbot Bay), depth and date unknown, 2, AM G7026.

Types. Four syntypes of F. spheniscus are deposited at USNM. Type Locality: Singapore, 3–6 m.

The holotype of F. affine is presumed to be lost (Cairns, 1989a). Type Locality: Sir Charles-Hardy Island, Blackwood Channel, Queensland, depth unknown.

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 309

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
AM , USNM
Family
Flabellidae
Genus
Truncatoflabellum
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
G7026
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Dana
Species
spheniscus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , syntype
Taxonomic concept label
Truncatoflabellum spheniscus (Dana, 1846) sec. Cairns, 2004

References

  • Dana, J. D., 1846. Zoophytes. In United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N., 7, pp. vi + 740. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard.
  • Tenison-Woods, J. E., 1878 b. On the extratropical corals of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 292 - 341, pls. 4 - 6.
  • Squires, D. F., 1961. Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. American Museum Novitates 2046: 48 pp., including 31 figs.
  • Folkeson, F., 1919. Results of Dr. E. Mjobergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910 - 1913. Part 22: Madreporaria. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapakademiens Handlingar 59 (1): 23 pp., 1 pl.
  • Cairns, S. D., 1989 a. A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 486: 136 pp., 42 pls., 3 figs.
  • Cairns, S. D., 1994. Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 557: 150 pp., 42 pls., 3 figs.
  • Cairns, S. D., 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361 - 417, 9 pls.