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Description

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"Genus Aulocyathus Marenzeller, 1904

Diagnosis. Solitary, ceratoid, free. Longitudinal parricidal budding common. Columella trabecular.

Type-species: Aulocyathus juvenescens Marenzeller, 1904a, by monotypy." Cairns 1982, p 25.

Aulocyathus

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Aulocyathus is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Caryophylliidae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aulocyathus Marenzeller, 1904". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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Aulocyathus: Brief Summary

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Aulocyathus is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Caryophylliidae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980 Aulocyathus juvenescens Marenzeller, 1904 Aulocyathus matricidus (Kent, 1871) Aulocyathus recidivus (Dennant, 1906)
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Biology

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azooxanthellate
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Depth range

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84-1716 m
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Diagnosis

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Corallum solitary, ceratoid, free, most corolla showing evidence of budding from a longitudinal sector of a parent corallum; costae poorly defined; upper, outer edges of septa join theca below upper thecal edge, usually forming a circular trough around the calice; paliform lobes present; columella trabecular.

Reference

1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008) http://www.iucnredlist.org

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