Species Conocyathus formosus Cairns, 2004
Compiler and date details
27-October-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Conocyathus formosus Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [290].
Type data:
Holotype AM G16743 One specimen (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D11), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.49'S / 151°47.53'E, 342 m].
Paratype(s) USNM 1008829 One specimen (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D8), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°47.546'S / 152°16.504'E, 320 m.]; USNM 1008830 12 specimens (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D10), [20°14.471'S / 151°47.523'E, 342 m.]; USNM 1008831 43 specimens (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D11), [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.]; USNM 1008832 Three specimens (Expedition Franklin, 03/99/D12), [20°14.629'S / 151°59.081'E, 367 m.]; USNM 1008833 One specimen (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D13), [20°14.504'S / 151°58.98'E, 366 m.]; ZMUZ Two specimens (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D11), [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.]; WAM Z20515 Three specimens (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D11), [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.]; NTM 8138 Three specimens, Darwin Harbour [12°28.3'S / 130°50.95'E].Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [290].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Deep water.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, free
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| CARYOPHYLLIINA | 13-Aug-2013 | ADDED | Dr Carden Wallace |