Species Flabellum (Ulocyathus) tuthilli Hoffmeister, 1933
Compiler and date details
24-November-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Flabellum tuthilli Hoffmeister, J.E. 1933. Report on deep sea corals obtained by the FIS Endeavour on the coasts of NSW, Vic, SA and Tas. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 6(1): 1–16.
Type data:
Holotype AM E3732 One specimen, Great Australia Bight, South Australia, 347–824 m.
Paratype(s) USNM 68230 One specimen (ex AM G12284); USNM 68231 One specimen (ex AM G12282); AM ? Five specimens.Type locality references:
Hoffmeister, J.E. 1933. Report on deep sea corals obtained by the FIS Endeavour on the coasts of NSW, Vic, SA and Tas. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 6(1): 1–16 [7-8]; Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [304].
Generic Combinations
- Flabellum (Ulocyathus) tuthilli Hoffmeister, 1933. —
Cairns, S.D. 1989. A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and Adjacent Waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Microbaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae and Flabellidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 486: 1–136, 42 pls [54-55]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, depth range: 347-824 m.
General References
Cairns, S.D. 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361–417 [395]
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [304]
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 [46-47]
Kitahara, M.V., Cairns S.D., Stolarski, J., Blair, D. & Miller, D.J. 2010. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) based on mitochondrial CO1 sequence data. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 5(7): e11490
McEnnulty, F.R., Gowlett-Holmes, K.L., Williams, A., Althaus, F., Fromont, J., Poore, G.C.B., O'Hara, T.D., Marsh, L., Kott, P., Slack-Smith, S., Alderslade, P. & Kitahara, M.V. 2011. The deepwater megabenthic invertebrates on the western continental margin of Australia (100–1100 m depth): composition, distribution and novelty. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 80: 1–191
Stolarski, J., Kitahara, M.V., Miller, D.J., Cairns, S.D., Mazur, M. & Meibom, A. 2011. An ancient evolutionary origin of Scleractinia revealed by azooxanthellate corals. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11(316)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 30-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
05-Aug-2022 | CARYOPHYLLIINA | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
05-Aug-2022 | 28-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |