Species Lobophytum crassum Marenzeller, 1886
- Lobophytum crassum Marenzeller, E. von 1886. Uber die Sarcophytum benannten Alcyoniiden. Zoologische Jahrbücher 1(2): 341-368 [363-364].
Type data:
Holotype NHMW C2332, Port Denison, Bowen, Queensland. - Lobophytum crassospiculatum Moser, J. 1919. Beitrage zu einer Revision der Alcyonarien 1. Die Gattungen Sarcophyton Lesson und Lobophytum Marenzeller. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 9: 219-293 [273].
- Lobophytum hedleyi Whitelegge, T. 1897. The Alcyonaria of Funafuti Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(3): 211-225 [216-217].
- Alcyonium murale Drayton, J. in Dana, J.D. 1846. Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard Vol. 7 740 pp. [622-623] [Thought to be the same as L. crassum by von Marenzeller, but sclerite characters are unknown].
- Lobophytum crassum cristagalli Marenzeller, E. von 1886. Uber die Sarcophytum benannten Alcyoniiden. Zoologische Jahrbücher 1(2): 341-368 [365] [as Lobophytum crassum var. cristagalli].
- Lobophytum crassum proliferum Marenzeller, E. von 1886. Uber die Sarcophytum benannten Alcyoniiden. Zoologische Jahrbücher 1(2): 341-368 [365-366] [as Lobophytum crassum var. proliferum].
- Lobophytum crassum sansibaricu May, W. 1898. Die von Dr. Stuhlmann im Jahre 1889 gesammelten ostafrikanischen Alcyonaceen des Hamburger Museums. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 15(2): 1-38 [28-29] [as Lobophytum crassum var. sansibaricu].
- Lobophytum crassum australicum May, W. 1899. Beitrage zur Systematic und Chorologie der Alcyonaceen. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 33: 1-180 [120] [as Lobophytum crassum var. australicum].
- Lobophytum crebriplicatum crassa Moser, J. 1919. Beitrage zu einer Revision der Alcyonarien 1. Die Gattungen Sarcophyton Lesson und Lobophytum Marenzeller. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 9: 219-293 [273] [as Lobophytum crebriplicatum var. crassa].
- Lobophytum angulatum Tixier-Durivault, A. 1957. Les alcyonaires du Museum: I Famille des Alcyoniidae. IV. Genre Lobophytum (suite). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 28(5): 476-482 [476].
- Lobophytum caledonense Tixier-Durivault, A. 1957. Les alcyonaires du Museum: I Famille des Alcyoniidae. IV. Genre Lobophytum (suite). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 28(5): 476-482 [477].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Verseveldt, J. 1983. A revision of the genus Lobophytum Von Marenzeller (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 200: 1-103 [25-27]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NTM record: Palm Island, QLD.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
General References
Utinomi, H. 1971. Intertidal alcyonarians in the vicinity of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 28(5): 87-110 (as Lobophytum crassospiculatum, from Darwin, NT)
Verseveldt, J. 1977. Australian Octocorallia (Coelenterata). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28: 171-240
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Phil Alderslade |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 14-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-May-2010 | MODIFIED |