Species Holcotrochus crenulatus Dennant, 1904
Compiler and date details
21-September-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Holcotrochus crenulatus Dennant, J. 1904. Hexa-corallidae in Traite de Zoologie Concrete 1, 2, part 2. Paris : Masson et Cie.
Type data:
Status unknown, (The holotype appears to be lost (Stranks, 1993), although Bell (1981) lists a “hypotype” at NMV (P12431) and Stranks (1993) lists two specimens as possible types also at NMV (see Cairns, 2004)), Backstairs Passage, South Australia, 40 m.Secondary source:
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 [244]; 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]; Shepherd, S.A. & Veron, J.E.N. 1982. Stony corals (Order Scleractinia or Madreporaria). pp. 169–178, figs 4.41-4.55 in Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M. (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Adelaide : Government Printer Part 1 491 pp. [177–178]; Veron, J.E.N. 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. North Ryde, Sydney : Angus & Robertson xii, 644 pp. many unnumbered figures. [608]; 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 [34]; Stranks, T.N. 1993. Catalogue of recent Cnidaria type specimens in the Museum of Victoria. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 6: 1-26, addendum [20, 23–24]; 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 [22]; Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [294]. - Holcotrochus cuneatus Wells, J.W. 1958. Scleractinian corals. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 6(11): 257-275 [252] [subsequent misspelling].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [294]
Distribution
States
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 [294]
- 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 [34]
- Dennant, J. 1904. Recent corals from the South Australian and Victorian coasts. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 28: 1–11 [3-4]
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, free.
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 |