Species Chromonephthea complanata (Kükenthal, 1910)
- Nephthea complanata Kükenthal, W. 1910. Alcyonaria 1. Teil. pp. 1-108 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 3 (1). [44-46].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM Z862 two specimens in alcohol (also five slides in RMNH (COEL 33375)), NNE from the northern point of Heirisson Prong, Shark Bay, WA [26º03’S 113º23’E].
Generic Combinations
- Chromonephthea complanata (Kükenthal, 1910). —
Ofwegen, L.P. van 2005. A new genus of nephtheid soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 79(4): 1-236 [49] (new combination)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
Taxonomic note
plus Thorpe 1928
General References
Griffith, J.K. & Fromont, J. 1998. A catalogue of recent Cnidaria type specimens in the Western Australian Museum of Natural Science, Perth. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 223–239
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 | ANTHOZOA | 10-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Phil Alderslade |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 14-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Mar-2010 | (import) |