Foveolocyathus parkeri, Cairns, 2004

Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 56, pp. 259-329 : 294

publication ID	2201-4349
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5240252
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/903C8031-874D-5962-FEFD-BD66FF7BFA25
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Foveolocyathus parkeri
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Foveolocyathus parkeri View in CoL n.sp.

Trematotrochus verconis View in CoL .–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 30–31, figs. 9a,e (SA).– Cairns, 1998: 388, figs. 4h,i, 5a–c (synonymy, WA).

Foveolocyathus verconis View in CoL .–Cairns, 1997: 26–27, pls. 3e, 6b, 9f (remarks).

Holotype. The specimen incorrectly designated as neotype of Trematotrochus verconis by Cairns & Parker (1992): SAM 542 . Type Locality: Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island , 101 m.

Remarks. As explained below, my previous concept of F. verconis was re-evaluated when I examined the rediscovered type material of T. verconis and realized that it was conspecific with Foveolocyathus alternans Cairns & Parker, 1992 . Thus, the species F. alternans becomes a junior synonym of F. verconis , and the species I had understood as F. verconis and for which I designated a neotype (Cairns & Parker, 1982) requires a new name. For this species, fully described and illustrated by Cairns & Parker (1992) and Cairns (1998), I now rename Foveolocyathus parkeri , in honour of Shane Parker.

Distribution. Southwestern Australia and South Australia; 73– 183 m.