Paracyathus vittatus, Dennant, 1906

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

“ Paracyathus ” vittatus Dennant, 1906 , incertae sedis

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Paracyathus vittatus Dennant, 1906: 156 , pl. 5, figs. 3a,b (SA).– Howchin, 1909: 246 (listed).– Wells, 1958: 262 (listed).– Squires, 1961: 18 (listed).– Shepherd & Veron, 1982: 176 (listed).– Veron, 1986: 608 (listed).–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 24. (remarks).– Stranks, 1993: 21 (type deposition).

New records. None.

Types. The holotype is NMV F41514 . Type Locality: off

Point Marsden, Kangaroo Island , South Australia, 31.1 m .

Remarks. Although listed and discussed several times, this species is known only from the holotype. Little can be added to the original description and illustration of this species, except to say that the columella is not really strongly developed, as Dennant suggests, but rather poorly developed. The paliform lobes (P1–2) are small, approximating paliform teeth, and not multiple, as is characteristic of Paracyathus . The specimen itself is quite small (GCD= 3.6 mm, height = 3.55 m) and is undoubtedly a juvenile of an indeterminate genus.