Species Paraminabea aldersladei (Williams, 1992)

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Species Paraminabea aldersladei (Williams, 1992)

Minabea aldersladei Williams, G.C. 1992. Revision of the soft coral genus Minabea (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) with new taxa from the Indo-west Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 1 48: 1-26 [3-9].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 078419 one colony in alcohol, Magic Passage, Bismark Sea, Madang Province, Papua New guinea, 10-15 m [5°10'S, 145°50'E].
Paratype(s) CAS 078420 two colonies, one cut longitudinally, in alcohol, Magic Passage, Bismark Sea, Madang Province, Papua New guinea, 10-15 m [5°10'S, 145°50'E]; NTM C010796 one colony, Magic Passage, Bismark Sea, Madang Province, Papua New guinea, 10-15 m [5°10'S, 145°50'E]; NTM C010797 one colony, Magic Passage, Bismark Sea, Madang Province, Papua New guinea, 10-15 m [5°10'S, 145°50'E].

Generic Combinations

Paraminabea aldersladei (Williams, 1992). —
Williams, G.C. & Alderslade, P. 1999. Revisionary systematics of the Western Pacific Soft Coral Genus Minabea (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae), with descriptions of a related new genus and species from the Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(7): 337-364 [338-339]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

NTM records: Rowley Shoals.

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

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: NW oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Hard bottom, marine, sessile.

General References

Bryce, M., Poliseno, A., Alderslade, P. & Vargas, S. 2015. Digitate and capitate soft corals (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) from Western Australia with reports on new species and new Australian geographical records. Zootaxa 3963(2): 160–200 [184] (new records)

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	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

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