Species Chromonephthea hartmeyeri (Kükenthal, 1910)
- Nephthea hartmeyeri 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). [46-47].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 5030 one colony in alcohol (four slides RMNH COEL 33393), Shark Bay, NNE from the northern point of Heirisson Prong, WA [26º03’S 113º23’E]; ZMB 6815 one colony in alcohol (a fragment WAM Z863), Useless Inlet, Shark Bay, WA [26º08’S 113º21’E]; ZMB 6812 (also RMNH Coel. 33394, 4 slides), same data as ZMB 5030; ZMB 6811, same data as ZMB 5030. - Nephthea granulata 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). [42-44].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 6812 one colony in alcohol (four slides RMNH COEL 33394, a small fragment ZMB 5028); ZMB 6811 one colony in alcohol.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [105, 110]
Generic Combinations
- Chromonephthea hartmeyeri (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 [105] (new combination)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
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) |