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Genus Cladiella Gray, 1869

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

  • Lobularia sensu Ehrenberg, 1834 [Lobularia was applied in the sense of its use by Ehrenberg 1834; the genus was established by Lamarck for several genera that did not include any species of what we now call Cladiella; Ehernberg's use of the genus did contain species now assigned to Cladiella].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west pacific; widespread from Africa and the Red Sea to western Pacific islands. *** check.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

  • Mozambique

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: Central E coast
    • Norfolk Island
    • Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, Torres Strait Islands
    • Western Australia: Central W coast

Oriental Region

  • Andaman Islands
  • Ryukyu Islands (= Nansei Shoto)
  • Taiwan
  • Vietnam

Taxonomic note

Phil, do you have reference for the "Taxonomic decision for synonymy"?

 

General References

Bayer, F.M. 1955. Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 105: 207-220 [207-208] (This paper discusses the synonyms Lobularia, Sphaerella and Microspicularia but not Cladiella)

 

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)
05-Aug-2022 OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 06-Jul-2016 MODIFIED Dr Phil Alderslade
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