Fungiacyathus (F.) stephanus ( Alcock, 1893 )

Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 56, pp. 259-329 : 271

Fungiacyathus (F.) stephanus ( Alcock, 1893)

Bathyactis stephanus Alcock, 1893: 149 , pl. 5, figs. 12, 12a.

Fungiacyathus stephanus .– Cairns, 1989a: 7–9, pl. 1a–k, 2a,b (description, synonymy); 1995: 31–31, pl. 1, figs. a–c ( NZ).– Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997: 68–69 (NT).– Cairns, 1998: 369 (WA); 1999a: 54–56 (synonymy, tabular comparison).

New records. NEW SOUTH WALES: Kapala 75/5/5, 1, AM G16414; Kapala 78/27/5, 1, AM G16384; NZOI U219, 1, AM G16556; NZOI U222, 1, AM G16610. — WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Bhagwan 4, 1, WAM Z13056 ; Lady Basten 1031403, 1, WAM Z16002 .

Types. The holotype is presumed to be deposited at the Calcutta Museum , India ( Cairns, 1989a), although it has not been examined by the author. Type Locality: 15°43'30"N 81°19'30"E (off Kistna Delta, Bay of Bengal), 1240 m .