Species Alcyonium etheridgei Thomson & Mackinnon, 1911
- Alcyonium etheridgei Thomson, J.A. & Mackinnon, D.L. 1911. The alcyonarians of the Thetis Expedition. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4: 661-695 [666-668].
Type data:
Holotype AM G12170 colony in alcohol, Manning Bight, NSW, 22 fms.
Paratype(s) AM G12171-G12180 colonies in alcohol, Manning Bight, NSW.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NTM record: Babel Island, TAS. SAM records: Cape Catastrophe, SA, Gabo Island, VIC.
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
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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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 |