Species Anthemiphyllia spinifera Cairns, 1999
Anthemiphyllia spinifera, upper and lower surfaces, and side view of skeleton.
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Species Anthemiphyllia spinifera Cairns, 1999
Compiler and date details
31 August 2010 - Marcelo V. Kitahara
- Anthemiphyllia spinifera 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 [67-69, figs 4c-j].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP unregistered (?), southeast of Wallis Island [13°21.3'S / 176°08.4'W - 335-340 m].
Paratype(s) USNM 98571 1 paratype, Futuna [14°13.5'S / 178°10.3'W - 210-245 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 2 paratypes (Musorstom 7, station 513), Futuna [14°13.5'S / 178°10.8'W - 260-300 m]; USNM 98573 1 paratype, Futuna [14°13.3'S / 178°10.7'W - 349-355 m]; USNM 98572 2 paratypes, Waterwitch Bank [12°30.0'S / 176°41.0'W - 325-400 m]; USNM 98569 4 paratypes, Combe Bank [12°26.4'S / 177°28.2'W - 370 m]; USNM 98570 2 paratypes (including SEM stub 872), SE of Wallis [13°21.5'S / 176°08.9'W - 286 m]; USNM 96777 6 paratypes, Kai Islands [5°17'49''S / 133°01'51''E - 205-212 m]; USNM 87605 1 paratype, [4°17'40''N / 118°57'42''E - 532 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 12 paratypes, Futuna [14°13.3'S / 178°10.7'W - 349-355 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 2 paratypes (Musorstom station 530), Waterwitch Bank [12°32.7'S / 176°39.3'W - 580-600 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 1 paratype (Musorstom 7 station 541), Combe Bank [12°26.7'S / 177°28.0'W - 500-505 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 3 paratypes (Musorstom 7 station 569), Waterwitch Bank [12°30.0'S / 176°51.2'W - 300-305 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 1 paratype (Musorstom 7 station 586), N of Wallis [13°10.7'S / 176°13.1'W - 510-600 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 1 paratype (Musorstom 7 station 589), Field Bank [12°16.2'S / 174°41.4'W - 400 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 18 paratypes (Musorstom 7 station 605), SE of Wallis [13°21.3'S / 176°08.4'W - 335-340 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 1 paratype (Musorstom 8 station 988), Tanna [19°16'S / 169°24'E - 372-466 m]; MNHP unregistered (?) 1 paratype (Musorstom 8 station 1014), Efate [17°54'S / 168°19'E - 495-498 m].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Discotrochus sp. —
Alcock, A. 1902. Report on the deep sea Madreporaria of the Siboga expedition. Siboga Expeditie 16a: 1–55 [27-28] (recorded the species)
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 (taxon included under Anthemiphyllia spinifera)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
The NSW record is from off Elizabeth Reef (29°54.82'S / 159°00.85'E - 650 m). Also recorded from Indonesia, Vanuatu, Wallis, Futuna Islands, Malaysia and Philippines
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 [67-69]
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [275-276]
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 |