Flabellum curvatum Moseley 1881
- Dataset
- Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54 ºS- 56 ºS)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Anthozoa
- order
- Scleractinia
- family
- Flabellidae
- genus
- Flabellum
- species
- Flabellum curvatum
discussion
Remarks: Dead skeletons of Flabellum spp. were found to be settlement substrate for several invertebrate species such as octocorals, scalpellids, polychaetes and sponges, among others (Schejter et al. 2017 b; Schejter & Bremec 2019). This species was recorded at the MPA Namuncurá II (see Schejter & Bremec 2019).
distribution
Distribution: Coast of Argentina from Río de la Plata to Tierra del Fuego, Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, South Georgia and southern Chile (Cairns 1982; Cairns & Polonio 2013).
materials_examined
Material examined: BBB 2016: St. 13; St. 16; St. 18; St. 21; St. 25. PD BB 2017: St. 31; St. 33; St. 34; St. 43 (MACN-In: 41700, 41701, 41702, 41703, 41704, 41705, 41706, 41707).
Name
- Homonyms
- Flabellum curvatum Moseley 1881