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Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods 1879

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Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879

Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879a: 98–99, pl. 10, figs. 1, 1a (“South Coast”).– Squires, 1961: 18 (listed).– Veron, 1986: 586 (listed).–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 51, figs. 17d–g (NSW).

Balanophyllia affinis.– Wells, 1964: 109, 114–116, pl. 2, figs. 1– 3 (Qld, USNM 68376).

Balanophyllia eguchii Wells, 1982: 211–213 (in part: specimen from Queensland, 85 m, USNM 68376).– Veron, 1986: 586 (listed).

New records. NEW SOUTH WALES: 33°48.1'S 151°17.6'E (Cabbage Tree Bay, Manly), depth and date unknown, 18, AM G11910; 33°51'S 151°16'E (Port Jackson), depth and date unknown, 9, AM G7940; Thetis 34, 1, AM G16619; Thetis 48, 2, AM G16535; 35°20'S 150°47'E, 135 m, May 1954, 2, AM G16654; Kimbla 1, 5, AM G16493; Kimbla 2, 9: 3, USNM 1009342, 6, AM G16708.

Types. The holotype is deposited at the Macleay Museum. Type Locality: “ South Coast ” of Australia, 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 312

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Biodiversity

Collection code
AM , USNM
Family
Dendrophylliidae
Genus
Balanophyllia
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
G7940 , USNM 1009342, 6
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Tenison-Woods
Species
dentata
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879 sec. Cairns, 2004

References

  • Tenison-Woods, J. E., 1879 a. On a new species of Psammoseris. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3: 8 - 11, 1 pl.
  • 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.
  • Veron, J. E. N., 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Pp. xii + 644, many unnumbered figs. North Ryde [Sydney]: Angus & Robertson.
  • Wells, J. W., 1964. Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2 (6): 107 - 121, 3 pls.
  • Wells, J. W., 1982. Notes on Indo-Pacific scleractinian corals. Part 9. New corals from the Galapagos Islands. Pacific Science 36 (2): 211 - 219, 4 pls.