Fungiacyathus symmetricus

Author
Pourtalès, 1871

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Min Depth
183 meters
Max Depth
1664 meters
Overall Geographic Range
the region from 25°06’N, 80°26’W, a position south of South Sound Creek on Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, to the St. Lucie Inlet (27°10.0624’N, 80°08.3750’W), Caribbean
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • azooxanthellate
  • soft substrate
  • slope (200–3000 m)
References

  • Cairns, S.D. 1979. The deepwater Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and Other Caribbean Islands 57(180): 1–341, 40 pls, 60 maps.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Cairns, S. D., W. C. Jaap, and J. C. Lang. 2009. Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 333–347 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-05-2024.

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