Species Heterocyathus sulcatus (Verrill, 1866)

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• Stephanoseris sulcata Verrill, A.E. 1866. Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, with descriptions of some additional species from the West Coast of North America II Madreporaria. Proceedings of the Essex Institute Salem 5: 17-50. pls. 1-2.

  Secondary source:

   Cairns, S.D. 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361–417.
• Psammoseris cylicioides Tenison-Woods, 1879 [in part: not 4 specimens identified as Heteropsammia cochlea].

  Type data:

   Holotype Princess Charlotte's Bay, QLD.
• Heterocyathus pulchellus Rehberg, H. 1892. Neue und wenig bekannte Korallen. Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftliche Verein zu Hamburg 12: 1-50.

  Secondary source:

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

  Secondary source:

   Stranks, T.N. 1993. Catalogue of recent Cnidaria type specimens in the Museum of Victoria. Occasional Papers from the Museum of Victoria 6: 1-26.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Hoeksema, B.W. & Best, M.B. 1991. New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: Sipunculan-associated species belonging to the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 65 [231]
• Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [281]

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

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