Sertularia turbinata (Lamouroux, 1816)

(fig. 7B)

Dynamena turbinata Lamouroux, 1816: 180 .

Sertularia turbinata — Vervoort, 1959: 275, figs 35–36.— Vervoort, 1968: 52, fig. 25.— Millard & Bouillon, 1973: 76, fig. 9H.—Millard, 1975: 312, fig. 100B, C, E.— Gibbons & Ryland, 1989: 425, fig. 39.—Hirohito, 1995: 218, fig. 73D–F.— Migotto, 1996: 78, fig. 14F–G.— Medel & Vervoort, 1998: 70, fig. 23.— Schuchert, 2003: 190, fig. 44. Tridentata turbinata — Calder, 1991d: 110, fig. 60.— Calder et al., 2003: 1194, fig. 16.

not Sertularia turbinata — Vervoort & Vasseur, 1977: 60, figs 26–27 (= S. tumida Allman, 1877).

Material examined. Stn. 2: 22.01.2008 —several sterile stems, 2–6 mm high, on algae. Stn. 7: 27.03.2008 — a few sterile stems, up to 4 mm high, on Dictyota sp.; 29.03.2008 —several sterile colonies, up to 8 mm high, on Dictyota sp. and Thyroscyphus ramosus Allman, 1877 .

Type locality. Australasia, no precise locality given.

Remarks. For recent descriptions of this species and extensive synonymy, see Calder (1991d) and Medel & Vervoort (1998).

Distribution. Widespread in warm waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans (Calder et al. 2003). The Caribbean records are summarized by Calder & Kirkendale (2005).