Species Idiotrochus alatus Cairns, 2004
Compiler and date details
22-September-2011 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Idiotrochus alatus Cairns, 2004.
Type data:
Holotype AM G16699 (Expedition Franklin 05/89/40), Gifford Guyot, LHSMC [26°45.27'S / 159°30.59'E, 315–360 m].
Paratype(s) USNM 1008840 3 specimens (Expedition Franklin 03/99/D11), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m.]; USNM 1008841 1 specimen (Expedition Bathus 4–883), southwest of New Caledonia.Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [296].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Marion Plateau
Distribution References
- Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [296]
- Kitahara, M. V. 2011. Morphological and molecular systematics of scleractinian corals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with emphasis on deep-water species. PhD thesis - Molecular Biology, James Cook University. pp. 630 [47-48]
Ecological Descriptors
Deep water.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARYOPHYLLIINA | 13-Aug-2013 | ADDED | Dr Carden Wallace |