Species Anthemiphyllia macrolobata Cairns, 1999
Compiler and date details
31 August 2010 - Marcelo V. Kitahara
- Anthemiphyllia macrolobata Cairns, S.D. 1999. Cnidaria Anthozoa: deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 180: 31–167 [66, figs 3c, d].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 60559, Hawaiian Islands [23°15'48''N / 161°50'12''W - 369 m].
Paratype(s) USNM 93990 9 paratypes, southern Kermadec Ridge [32°30.0'S / 179°12.0'W - 508 m].Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 1999. Cnidaria Anthozoa: deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 180: 31–167.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
The Australian records from New South Wales are from off Elizabeth Reef at depths between 420 and 650 m.
Distribution References
- Cairns, S.D. 1999. Cnidaria Anthozoa: deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 180: 31–167 [66]
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [275]
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, free.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | FAVIINA Vaughan & Wells, 1943 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |