Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997

Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 56, pp. 259-329 : 284

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scientific name	Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
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Treatment

Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 View in CoL

Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997: 134–135 View in CoL , figs. 18a,b. New records. None.

Types. The holotype is USNM 97304 ; additional paratypes are split among USNM, NNM, and MNHN. Type Locality: 6°52'N 126°14'E ( Philippines), 313 m. GoogleMaps

Remarks. A specimen reported from Karubar station 86 was incorrectly reported by Cairns & Zibrowius (1997) as being from off Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, whereas it is more properly attributed to the continental shelf off Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory.

Abbreviations

USNM	Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
NNM	National Museum of Natural History, Naturalis
MNHN	Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle