Stenocyathus vermiformis

• Main Author: Cairns, S. D.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Scleractinia; Stenocyathidae; Stenocyathus; Stenocyathus vermiformis; Endeavour; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/5240308; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5240308

Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868) Coenocyathus vermiformis Pourtalès, 1868: 133. Not Caryophyllia vermiformis.–Thomson & Rennet, 1931: 40– 41 (probably Flabellum antarcticum from a station other than Tasmania).– Wells, 1958: 262 (listed). Stenocyathus decamera Ralph & Squires, 1962: 11–12, pl. 4, figs. 2–6 (NZ). Stenocyathus vermiformis.– Cairns, 1979: 168–170, pl. 32, figs. 8–10, pl. 33, figs. 1–2 (synonymy, description); 1982: 52, pl. 16, figs. 8–11 (synonymy, description).– Veron, 1986: 609, fig. (NSW, Qld).–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 43, figs. 14b,c (Vic, Tas).– Cairns, 1995: 94–95, pl. 30c–g (NZ) New records. VICTORIA: “ Endeavour ”, 38°15'S 149°20'E, 1, NNM. — NEW SOUTH WALES: Kapala 75/02/03, 3, AM G16562; Kapala, 34°15'S 151°28'E, 457 m, 7, 31 July 1975, 7, AM G14706; Kapala, 78/ 27/13, 3, AM G16568; 35°05'S 151°10'E (off Jervis Bay), 600–1000 m, 18 September 1980, 1 in AM. Types. 38 syntypes are deposited at MCZ (Cairns, 1979). Type Locality: off Florida Keys, 274– 329 m. Published as part of Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, pp. 259-329 in Records of the Australian Museum 56 on page 302