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southwestern coast from Abrolhos Islands to 
Rottnest Island; 2-49 m. Elsewhere: Indo-west 
Pacific from southwestern Indian Ocean to 
northern New Zealand, including Japan; 40-353 m 
(Cairns and Zibrowius 1997). 
Dendrophyllia boschmai van der Horst, 1926 
Figure 9h 
Dendrophyllia boschmai van der Horst, 1926: 44.— 
Cairns, 1994: 91 (synonymy and diagnosis). 
New Records 
Soela: stn 02/82/14, 1 branch, WAM 19-83; stn 
02/82/15, 1 large colony and 2 branches: colony 
and 1 branch (WAM 21-83), 1 branch (USNM 
96706). 
Distribution 
Western Australia: northwestern coast off Port 
Hedland; 200-201 m; 16.0°-16.3°C. Elsewhere: 
previously known only from off Japan and South 
Korea; 40-165 m (Cairns 1994). 
Dendrophyllia spp. 
Dendrophyllia sp. - Veron, 1986: 579, fig. 4.— 
Grygier, 1991: 42, figs. 21 D-E. 
Records 
Kendrew Island, Dampier Archipelago, 4 m, 5 
VIII 1978, 1, WAM 412-78; Mangrove Bay, North 
West Cape, 13 m, 26 V 1980, 1, WAM 63-81; Long 
Island, Wallabi Group, Abrolhos, 6-30 m, 11-16 IV 
1978, 3, WAM 204-, 205-, and 206-78; Ibid., Beacon 
Island, V 1978,1, WAM 602—78; Hopetoun jetty, 12 
I 1986, 1, WAM 415-86. 
Remarks 
Like Balanophyllia, the taxonomy of the 24 Recent 
species (Best et al. 1995) of Dendrophyllia is in need 
of revision. Specimens unidentified to species 
occur from Dampier Archipelago to Hopetoun at 
depths of 4-30 m. 
Genus Tubastraea Lesson, 1829 
Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, 1829 
Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, 1829: 93.—Wells, 1983: 
243-244, pi. 18, figs. 1-2 (synonymy).—Veron, 
1986: 580-581 (2 figs.).—Ogawa and Takahashi, 
1993: 98, pi. 1, figs. 1-8, pi. 2, figs. 1-4, pi. 5, 
figs. 1-5.—Cairns, 1994: 93-94, pi. 39, figs, g-i 
(synonymy and description).—Cairns and 
Zibrowius, 1997: 197. 
Tubastrea aurea - Wells, 1964: 109.—Veron, 1986: 
584, fig. 1. 
New Records 
Stn “16", 13°56'S, 125°37'E, 17 VIII 1991, 1, WAM 
148-91; stn "35", 15°21'S, 123°32'E, 24 VIII 1991, 1, 
WAM 155-91; Kendrew Island, Dampier 
Archipelago, 3-8 m, 1971-1978, 5, WAM 48-72, 
128-73, 69- and 411-78, and NMV F78384; stn 
"142", Hermide Island, Monte Bello Islands, 3-4 m, 
12 XII 1979, 1, WAM 392-80; Yardie Creek, North 
West Cape, 19 VI 1977, 1, WAM 211-77; Ningaloo, 
North West Cape, VIII 1973, 1, WAM 70-78; stn 
BI9, Cape Couture, Bernier Island, 1 m, 10 III 1980, 
1, WAM 116-81; Dirk Hartog Island, 4 m, 30 V 
1957, 3, WAM 16- and 23-59; Monkey Rock, Shark 
Bay, 2-3 m, 4 IV 1979, 1, WAM 455-79; 26°10'20"S, 
113°11’W, 2 m, 11IV 1979,1, WAM 550-79; Wallabi 
Group, Abrolhos Islands, 9 m, 13 IV 1978,1, WAM 
140-78; stn C31, Easter Group, Abrolhos Islands, 
0.3 m, 30 VIII 1972, 1, WAM—31—73; Cockburn 
Sound, XI 1957, 1, WAM 465—78; Camac Island, 2— 
3 m, 9 XII 1977, 2, WAM 192-78; Rottnest Island, 
1956-1985, 1-2 m, 7: WAM 141-58, 139-58, 64-78, 
and 88-85, USNM 83687, USNM 83689, and NMV 
F78386; Little Armstrong Bay, Rottnest Island, roof 
of cave, 3-5 m, 5 II 1993, 1 colony, SAM H876. 
Remarks 
Living specimens are bright orange in colour 
(Veron 1986). 
Distribution 
Western Australia: continental shelf of western 
coast from Cassini Island to Rottnest Island; 0.3-20 
m; common in caves and under ledges. Elsewhere: 
cosmopolitan in tropical and warm temperate 
waters; 1.5-110 m (Cairns and Zibrowius 1997). 
Tubastraea diaphana (Dana, 1846) 
Dendrophyllia diaplmna Dana, 1846: 389, pi. 27, fig. 3. 
Tubastraea diaphana - Wells, 1964: 108.—Veron, 
1986: 582 (fig. 2), 585 (center unnumbered 
fig.).—Ogawa and Takahashi, 1993: 99, pi. 2, 
figs. 9-10, pi. 5, fig. 7.—Cairns and Zibrowius, 
1997: 196-197 (synonymy and diagnosis). 
New Records 
Kendrew Island, Dampier Archipelago, 2—9 m, 
1972-1974, 9 colonies, WAM 165-, 257- and 173-73, 
92-74; Hermite Island, Monte Bello Islands, 11 XII 
1979, 1, WAM 390-80; Mandu Mandu, North West 
Cape, 22 V 1980, 1, WAM 200-81; Yardie Creek, 
North West Cape, 20 VI 1977, 1, WAM 213-77; 
21°51'50"S, 116°09'30"E, 2-4 m, 29 V 1981, 1, WAM 
587-81; Ningaloo, 0-1 m, 6 VIII 1985, 2, WAM 936- 
85; Bernier Island, Cape Couture, 10 III 1980, 2, 
WAM 110-81; Dirk Hartog Island, 0-1 m, 5 IV 1979, 
2, WAM 17—59 and 453—79; South Pass, Shark Bay, 
12 m, 15 IV 1979, 1, WAM 558-79; stn "11", 
26°08'30"S, 113°08T0"E, 8 IV 1979, 1, WAM 563-79; 
