Genus Sinularia May, 1898
- Sinularia May, W. 1898. Die von Dr. Stuhlmann im Jahre 1889 gesammelten ostafrikanischen Alcyonaceen des Hamburger Museums. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 15(2): 1-38 [24].
Type species:
Sinularia brassica May, 1898 by monotypy. - Danella Gray, J.E. 1869. Notes on the fleshy alcyonoid corals (Alcyonium, Linn., or Zoophytaria carnosa). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3: 117-131 [124].
Type species (included species):
Danella conferta Dana, 1846 ([= Alcyonium conferum Dana); Danella fllexibilis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (' Alcyonium flexibile Quoy & Gaimard); Danella fegeensis Dana, 1846 (= Alcyonium flexibilis var. Dana) - Sclerophytum Pratt, E.M. 1903. The Alcyonaria of the Maldives Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum, and Alcyonium. (pp. 503-539, pls. XXVIII-XXXI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. II(Part I) pp. 473–588, pls. XXVI-XXXIV. [516-520].
Type species (included species):
Sclerophytum marenzelleri Wright & Studer, 1889 (= Lobophytum marenzelleri Wright & Studer); Sclerophytum capitale Pratt, 1906; Sclerophytum palmatum Pratt, 1906; Sclerophytum polydactylum Ehrenberg, 1834 (= Lobularia polydactyla Ehrenberg, 1834); Sclerophytum confertum Dana, 1846 (= ALcyonium conferta Dana); Sclerophytum querciforme Pratt, 1906; Sclerophytum densum Whitelegge, 1897 (= Lobophytum densum Whitelegge); Sclerophytum tuberculosum Whitelegge, 1897 (= Lobophytum tuberculosum Whitelegge); Sclerophytum hirtum Pratt, 1906; Sclerophytum gardineri Pratt, 1906; Sclerophytum durum Pratt, 1906 - Dampia Alderslade, P. 1983. Dampia pocilloporaeformis, a new genus and a new species of octocorallia (Coelenterata) from Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 1(4): 33-40 [33-40].
Type species:
Dampia pocilloporaeformis Alderslade, 1983 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Tixier-Durivault, A. 1951. Revision de la Famille des Alcyoniidae: Le genre Sinularia May, 1898. Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 2 40: 1-146 [5-6]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
- Western Australia: NW coast, NW oceanic
General References
Tixier-Durivault, A. 1951. Revision de la Famille des Alcyoniidae: Le genre Sinularia May, 1898. Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 2 40: 1-146
Verseveldt, J. 1980. A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 179: 1-128
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 11-May-2010 | MODIFIED |