Genus Blastomussa Wells, 1968

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• Blastomussa Wells, J.W. 1968. Notes on Indo-Pacific scleractinian corals V A new species of Alveopora from New Caledonia. VI Further notes on Bantamia merleti Wells. Pacific Science 22(2): 274-276.

  Type species:

   Bantamia merleti Wells, 1961 by original designation.
• Ceriomorpha Head, S.M. 1978. A cerioid species of Blastomussa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) from the central Red Sea, with a revision of the genus. Journal of Natural History 12: 633-639.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Benzoni, B., Arrigoni, R., Waheed, Z., Stefani, F. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the genus Blastomussa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 358-378 [360]

Veron J.E.N. & Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agaraciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 4: 1-459 (Veron & Pichon , 1979 :Source Reference)

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