Species Rhombopsammia niphada Owens, 1986
- Rhombopsammia niphada Owens, J.M. 1986. Rhombopsammia, a new genus of the family Micrabaciidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99(2): 248–256 [252-255].
Type data:
Holotype USNM One specimen (Albatross stn. 4911), East China Sea [31º38’N / 129º19’E, 715 m.].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Solitary, azooxanthellate, unattached, depth range: 390-852 m.
General References
Cairns, S.D. 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 361–417 [371]
Cairns, S.D. & Zibrowius, H. 1997. Cnidaria Anthozoa: azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 172: 27–243 [75-76]
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) |
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19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
05-Aug-2022 | FUNGIINA Verrill, 1856 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Carden Wallace |
05-Aug-2022 | 28-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |