Falcatoflabellum Cairns, 1995

Cairns, Stephen D., 2016, A key to the genera and species of the transversely-dividing Flabellidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Flabellidae), with a guide to the literature, and the description of two new species, ZooKeys 562, pp. 1-48 : 25

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scientific name	Falcatoflabellum Cairns, 1995
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Treatment

Taxon classification Animalia Scleractinia Flabellidae

Genus Falcatoflabellum Cairns, 1995 View in CoL

Falcatoflabellum Cairns, 1995: 117-118.- Cairns and Kitahara 2012: 14 (key to genus).

Diagnosis.

Asexual reproduction by apical transverse division of corallum, resulting in distal anthocyathus and basal anthocaulus. Corallum compressed-cylindrical, often slightly curved, with rounded thecal edges that lack spines and crests. Columella fascicular; paliform lobes occasionally present before S2. Anthocaulus unknown.

Discussion.

Falcatoflabellum is easily distinguished from all other flabellids by its fascicular columella and paliform lobes (P2). The genus is monotypic.

Distribution.

Kermadec Islands, 366-402 m.

Type species.

Falcatoflabellum raoulensis Cairns, 1995, by original designation.