Caryophyllia (C.) planilamellata Dennant, 1906

Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 56, pp. 259-329 : 278

Caryophyllia (C.) planilamellata Dennant, 1906

Caryophyllia planilamellata Dennant, 1906: 157–158 , pl. 6, figs. 4a,b ( SA).– Howchin, 1909 ( listed).– Squires, 1961: 18 ( listed).– Veron, 1986: 605 ( listed).–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 17–19, figs. 4g –i (synonymy, description, SA, Vic, Tas).– Stranks, 1993: 20 ( type deposition).

Caryophyllia cyathus .– Hoffmeister, 1933: 14, pl. 4, figs. 4–5 ( SA).– Squires, 1961: 18 (listed).

Caryophyllia clavus.– Wells, 1958: 262, 265, pl. 1, figs. 12–13 ( Tas).– Squires, 1961: 18 ( listed).– Not Shepherd & Veron, 1982: 176–177, fig. 4.55b.

New records. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: PL94-22, 1, QUO; PL94-36, 1, QUO; PL94-53, 1, QUO; PL-94-54A, 1, QUO. — TASMANIA: Soela 05/ 84/51, 3, NMV F67786 ; Soela 04/84/03, 2, NMV F67788 ; Franklin Slope 84, 1, NMV F67141 ; Franklin 10/86/01, 1, AM G15885 ; Sprightly BMR S73-2051, 18, AM G15357 . — NEW SOUTH WALES: Kapala , “ between Sydney and Newcastle ”, 545–686 m, 2, AM G16578 ; NZOI U208 , 3 , AM G16607 . — QUEENSLAND: Franklin 06/88/x, 2, AM G16668 .

Types. The holotype is NMV F41521 . Type Locality: Cape Jaffa ( 220–549 m) or off Beachport ( 201 m), South Australia ( Stranks, 1993). Paratypes, or at least topotypic specimens from the original Verco collection, also present at SAM and USNM ( Cairns & Parker, 1992) .