Species Placotrochides minuta Cairns, 2004
Calicular and lateral view of Placotrochides minuta
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Species Placotrochides minuta Cairns, 2004
Compiler and date details
12-Jun-2012 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
- Placotrochides minuta Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [305] ([Figures 10E-H]).
Type data:
Holotype AM G16747 One specimen (Franklin 03/99/D11), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m].
Paratype(s) USNM 1008853 Eight specimens (Franklin 03/99/D10), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.471'S / 151°47.523'E, 342 m]; USNM 1008854 29 specimens (Franklin 03/99/D11), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m]; USNM 1008855 eight specimens (Franklin 03/99/D12), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.629'S / 151°59.081'E, 367 m]; USNM 1008856 One specimen (Franklin 03/99/D13), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.504'S / 151°58.98'E, 366 m]; USNM 1008857 Nine specimens (Karubar 7), [5°47'35"S / 132°20'39"E, 282-289 m]; MTQ G56406 Four specimens (Cidaris I43-2), [17°34.58'S / 146°53.21'E, 458-500 m]; ZMUZ Two specimens (Franklin 03/99/D11), Marion Plateau, Queensland [20°14.490'S / 151°47.530'E, 342 m].Type locality references:
Cairns, S.D. 2004. The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56(3): 259–329 [305].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, deep water, solitary, azooxanthellate, depth range: 119-458 m.
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 |