Bathyactis
Moseley, 1881, p. 185
Type Species
Fungia symmetrica Pourtalès, 1871, p. 46, pl. 7, figs. 5-6; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Syntype; MCZ 2767; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent; Strait of Florida, 640-823 m
Considered as a subgenus by Cairns (1989). Two syntypes, but one lost.
Classification
Diagnosis
Like the nominate subgenus, but having only four cycles of septa
Comparisons
Monotypic
Remarks
Contains the record of the deepest living scleractinian coral species at 6328 m (Keller, 1974). Seventeen species, including 3 fossil species (Cairns, 1989, 1999).
This page has been in preparation since 06-Aug-2008 13:11
This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 02-Oct-2009 17:58.
Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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