Caryophyllia (A.) grayi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)

Cairns, S. D., 2004, The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 56, pp. 259-329 : 276

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Caryophyllia (A.) grayi View in CoL

(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)

Acanthocyathus grayi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848a: 293 View in CoL , pl. 9, fig. 2.

Caryophyllia sp. Veron, 1986: 605 (colour figure).

Caryophyllia (A.) grayi View in CoL .– Cairns, 1994: 49, pl. 21i–k (description, synonymy).–Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997: 97–98, figs. 7c,f,i (diagnosis, synonymy, key).– Cairns, 1998: 377 (WA); 1999a: 76 (remarks).

New records. QUEENSLAND: James Kirby 732, over 100 specimens, MTQ G55721 ; Soela 01/86/73, 2, AM G16709 . — NORTHERN TERRITORY: “San Pedro Sound”, 9°30'S 132°34'E, 124 m, 4, AM G15267 GoogleMaps ; “San Pedro Sound”, 8°09'S 134°50'E, 105 m, 2, AM G15270 GoogleMaps . — WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Lady Basten 1031502, 1, WAM Z16007 View Materials .

Types. Five specimens of C. grayi are deposited at BM, collected from Japan (1840.9.29.42) and Australia (1852.1.31.6), but they are not labelled as types. Because of inconsistencies in the original description it may not be possible to determine the type specimen for this species . Type Locality: not stated.

Remarks. Veron (1986: 605) illustrated a rich deck haul of deep-water solitary corals from off Townsville (northeast of Dip Reef) at a depth of about 150 m. These corals, collected at “James Kirby” station 732, are deposited at the MTQ. Most of the specimens shown in Veron’s figure are Caryophyllia (A.) grayi , although there are equally large numbers of Endopachys grayi and Flabellum pavoninum coalitum , as well as a good representation of Heteropsammia cochleata , Heterocyathus sulcatus , and Asterosmilia marchadi .