Species Flabellum (Flabellum) folkesoni Cairns, 1998

• Flabellum folkesoni Cairns, S.D. 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361–417.

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM 173–83 One specimen, between Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia, depth unknown.
  Paratype(s) WAM 170-83 and 260-93 23 specimens, between Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia, depth unknown.; WAM 212-92 One specimen (Soela stn. 01/18), [19°32'S / 116°00'E, 144 m.]; WAM 98-83 Five specimens (Soela stn. 02/82/9), [18°33'S / 118°22'E, 150 m.]; USNM 97019 Three specimens (Soela stn. 02/82/9), [18°33'S / 118°22'E, 150 m.]; WAM 609-88 One specimen (Soela stn. 04B/82/74), [18°43'S / 118°17'E, 144 m.]; WAM 62-83 One specimen (Soela stn. 05/82/47), [18°39.3'S / 118°57'E, 128-130 m.]; WAM 12-96 One specimen (Lady Basten stn. LB4(s)), [19°08.4'S / 117°44'E, 112-124 m.]; WAM 27-96 26 specimens (Lady Basten stn. LB5(s)), [18°42.8'S / 118°03.2'E, 150-160 m.]; WAM 23-96 18 specimens (Lady Basten stn. LB5(t)), [18°36.6'S / 118°07'E, 150-160 m.]; WAM 40-96 Six specimens (Lady Basten stn. LB6(s)), [18°06.9'S / 118°56.7'E, 173-193 m.]; WAM 38-96 One specimen (Lady Basten stn. LB6(t)), [18°09.5'S / 118°54.5'E, 173-193 m.]; USNM 96586 One specimen (Lady Basten stn. LB5(s)), [18°42.8'S / 118°03.2'E, 150-160 m.]; USNM 97020 Three specimens (Lady Basten stn. LB5(t)), [18°36.6'S / 118°07'E, 150-160 m.].

  Type locality references:

  Cairns, S.D. 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361–417 [393–394]; 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 [232].

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Solitary, azooxanthellate, depth range: 124-430 m.

 

General References

Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [303-304]

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 [232]

 

History of changes

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