Species Cephalodiscus (Cephalodiscus) gracilis Harmer, 1905
- Cephalodiscus (Cephalodiscus) gracilis Harmer, S.F. 1905. The Pterobranchia of the Siboga Expedition with an account of other species. Siboga-Expéditie Report 24: 1-132 [7].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (Harmer did not designate a holotype; the only material available, only material available, fragments of a ♀ colony held by CUMZ, is thought to be part of the original type material), Pulu Kaniungan Kerjil reef, E coast Borneo, intertidal, with Tubecellaria fusiformis [Bryozoa]. - Cephalodiscus (Cephalodiscus) atlanticus Bayer, F.M. 1962. A new species of Cephalodiscus (Hemichordata: Pterobranchia), the first record from the tropical Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 12: 306-312 [308-311].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 11612, trawled off Cay Sal Bank, Straits of Florida, Miami, 274 m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dilly, P.N. 1985. The habitat and behaviour of Cephalodiscus gracilis (Pterobranchia, Hemichordata) from Bermuda. Journal of Zoology, London A 207: 223-239 [225]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical; fringing reef, Magnetic Is., Heron Is., also Straits of Florida.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
Neotropical Region
- Bermuda
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Tubiculous, microphagous ciliary-suspension feeder, colonial (colonies small, 0.5 \plain\f3\fs20 cm\plain\f3\fs13\up10 2\plain\f3\fs20 ), prostrate habit, transparent, under coral and limestone boulders, on coralline algae, in association with Bryozoa and hydroids, frequently with Rhabdopleura normani.
General References
Dilly, P.N. 1985. The habitat and behaviour of Cephalodiscus gracilis (Pterobranchia, Hemichordata) from Bermuda. Journal of Zoology, London A 207: 223-239 (habitat, assignment of species, behaviour of zooids and buds, feeding, tube building)
Lester, S.M. 1985. Cephalodiscus sp. (Hemichordata, Pterobranchia) observations of functional morphology, behaviour and occurrence in shallow water around Bermuda. Marine Biology, Berlin 85: 263-268 (feeding and embryology)
Markham, J.C. 1971. The species of Cephalodiscus collected during operation Deep Freeze, 1956–1959. Biology of the Antarctic Seas. Antarctic Research Series 17: 83-110 (taxonomy, key)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |