Species Dunocyathus parasiticus Tenison-Woods, 1878
Compiler and date details
19-September-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Dunocyathus parasiticus Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On the extra-tropical corals of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 292-341.
Type data:
Holotype MMUS (labelled as “Paracyathus australiae TW” (an unpublished binomen)), off Port Jackson, NSW, 82 m.Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [292].Secondary source:
Dennant, J. 1906. Madreporaria from the Australian and New Zealand coasts. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 151–165, pl. v-vi [159]; Howchin, W. 1909. Notes on the discovery of a large mass of living coral in Gulf St. Vincent. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 242–252 [246]; Wells, J.W. 1958. Scleractinian corals. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 6(11): 257-275 [266]; Squires, D.F. 1961. Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. American Museum Novitates 2046: 48, 31 figs [18]; Wells, J.W. 1964. Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. Queensland : University of Queensland Press Vol. 6 pp. 107-121. [109]; Cairns, S.D. & Parker, S.A. 1992. Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series 3: 1–82, 18 pls, 3 figs, 19 maps [41–42]; Cairns, S.D. 1997. A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Turbinoliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 591: 55 pp., 10 pls, 5 figs [21]; Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [292]. - Deltocyathus rotaeformis Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On the extra-tropical corals of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 292-341 [306–307].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G7020 18 Syntypes, Port Stephens, NSW, 130 m.Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [292].Secondary source:
Dennant, J. 1906. Madreporaria from the Australian and New Zealand coasts. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 151–165, pl. v-vi [154]; Howchin, W. 1909. Notes on the discovery of a large mass of living coral in Gulf St. Vincent. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 33: 242–252 [246].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cairns, S.D. & Parker, S.A. 1992. Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series 3: 1–82, 18 pls, 3 figs, 19 maps [41–42]
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [292]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [292]
- Cairns, S.D. & Parker, S.A. 1992. Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series 3: 1–82, 18 pls, 3 figs, 19 maps [41–42]
- Dennant, J. 1906. Madreporaria from the Australian and New Zealand coasts. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 151–165, pl. v-vi [159] (also page 154 as Deltocyathus rotaeformis)
- Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On the extra-tropical corals of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 292-341 [305] (also pages 306-307 as Deltocyathus rotaeformis)
- Wells, J.W. 1958. Scleractinian corals. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 6(11): 257-275 [266]
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, free
General References
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329
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 | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CARYOPHYLLIINA | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |