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Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cepulla Cairns 1995

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Trochocyathus (T.) cepulla Cairns, 1995

Trochocyathus (T.) cepulla Cairns, 1995: 62–63, pl. 15a,b (NZ).

New record. QUEENSLAND: Cidaris I 47-2, 1, MTQ G55743.

Types.The holotype is NZOI H628; paratypes are split between NZOI and USNM. Type Locality: 32°10.5'S 167°21.2'E (Wanganella Bank, southern Norfolk Ridge), 449 m.

Remarks. The specimen reported herein is the largest known thus far, measuring 11.9× 11.2 mm in CD and 11.8 mm in height.

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 287

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MTQ , NZOI , NZOI, USNM
Family
Caryophylliidae
Genus
Trochocyathus
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
H628
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Cairns
Species
cepulla
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cepulla Cairns, 1995 sec. Cairns, 2004

References

  • 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.