Species Cephalodiscus (Orthoecus) australiensis Johnston & Muirhead, 1951
- Cephalodiscus (Orthoecus) australiensis Johnston, T.H. & Muirhead, N.G. 1951. Cephalodiscus. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B 1(3): 89-120-3 pls [99-113].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA E1576, E of Albany, WA, (35º18´S 118º15´E), 62 m, trawled on continental shelf.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Continental shelf in association with Bryozoa, coral, sponges and shell fragments, at 62 m depth, east of Albany.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, colonial, marine, sandy bottom, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
On sandy bottom with Bryozoa, colony very friable, coarsely arenaceous, often with Foraminifera, sponge spicules, gastropod shells, shell fragments and sand grains embedded in the common coenoecial material and in the walls of the tubes, mature female and hermaphrodite zooids in same colony, numerous buds.
General References
Johnston, T.H. 1937. Biological Organisation and Station List. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B I(1): 1-48
Johnston, T.H. & Muirhead, N.G. 1951. Cephalodiscus. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B 1(3): 89-120-3 pls (structure of coenoecium and colony, anatomy of zooids and buds)
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 (key)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |