Species Astrangia atrata (Dennant, 1906)
Compiler and date details
22-Jul-2011 - Marcelo V. Kitahara
- Dendrophyllia atrata Dennant, J. 1906. Madreporaria from the Australian and New Zealand coasts. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 151–165, pl. v-vi [163-165, pl. 6, figs 5a, b].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV F59349 One syntype, St. Vincent’s Gulf, Investigator Straits, and Backstairs Passage, South Australia, 26–40 m; NMV F41517 One syntype (see Stranks 1993), St. Vincent’s Gulf, Investigator Straits, and Backstairs Passage, South Australia, 26–40 m.Type locality references:
Stranks, T.N. 1993. Catalogue of recent Cnidaria type specimens in the Museum of Victoria. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 6: 1-26, addendum.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cairns, S.D. & Parker, S.A. 1992. Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series 3: 1–82, 18 pls, 3 figs, 19 maps
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [273]
Generic Combinations
- Astrangia atrata (Dennant, 1906). —
Cairns, S.D. & Parker, S.A. 1992. Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series 3: 1–82, 18 pls, 3 figs, 19 maps [14, fig. 3e-g] (new combination) - Tubastrea atrata (Dennant, 1906). —
Wells, J.W. 1958. Scleractinian corals. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 6(11): 257-275 [262]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Bathymetric range: 3-51 m.
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Azooxanthellate, Colonial, Fixed
General References
Cairns, S.D. 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361–417 [372] (as Astrangia atrata)
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 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 29-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 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 |