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Polymyces wellsi Cairns 1991

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Polymyces wellsi Cairns, 1991

Polymyces wellsi Cairns, 1991a: 22, pl. 8, figs. a,b; 1995: 108– 109, pl. 35, figs. d–f (NZ).–Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997: 160– 161 (remarks).– Cairns, 1998: 403–404 (WA); 1999a: 128 (remarks).

New records. QUEENSLAND: Cidaris I 3-1, 4, MTQ G55691; Cidaris I 4-1, 2, MTQ G55692; Cidaris I 24-1, 3, MTQ G55693.

Types. The holotype is USNM 84836; paratypes are split between USNM and NZOI. Type Locality: 1°18.7'S 89°48.8'W (Galápagos), 545–562 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 308

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Biodiversity

Collection code
MTQ , USNM , USNM, NZOI
Material sample ID
USNM 84836
Scientific name authorship
Cairns
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Flabellidae
Genus
Polymyces
Species
wellsi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Polymyces wellsi Cairns, 1991 sec. Cairns, 2004

References

  • Cairns, S. D., 1991 a. A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 504: 32 pp., 12 pls.
  • Cairns, S. D., 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361 - 417, 9 pls.