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Species Alcyonium etheridgei Thomson & Mackinnon, 1911

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

NTM record: Babel Island, TAS. SAM records: Cape Catastrophe, SA, Gabo Island, VIC.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • South Australia: S Gulfs coast
    • Tasmania: Bass Strait
    • Victoria: Bass Strait

Ecological Descriptors

Hard bottom, marine, sessile.

 

Notes

DNA and morphological evidence have shown this is not a species of Alcyonium (Alderslade, pers comm.).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022 OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 13-Aug-2013 MOVED Dr Phil Alderslade
05-Aug-2022 24-Nov-2011 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 14-Oct-2011 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 29-Sep-2010 MODIFIED
11-May-2010 MODIFIED