Dendrophyllia atrata Dennant, 1906: 163–165 Howchin, 1909: 248 Shepherd & Veron, 1982: 178 Veron, 1986: 578 Stranks, 1993: 21 Tubastrea [sic] atrata Wells, 1958: 262 Squires, 1961: 19 Astrangia woodsi Shepherd & Veron, 1982: 176 Veron, 1986: 601 Astrangia atrata Cairns, 1998: 372 The Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia Cairns, S. D. Records of the Australian Museum 2004 56 259 329 (Dennant, 1906) Dennant 1906 [285,675,251,275] Anthozoa Rhizangiidae Astrangia Animalia Scleractinia 14 273 Cnidaria species atrata   Figs. 3A,B      Dendrophyllia atrata Dennant, 1906: 163–165, pl. 6, figs. 5a,b ( SA).–  Howchin, 1909: 248( listed).–  Shepherd & Veron, 1982: 178, fig. 4.54g( figured).–  Veron, 1986: 578( listed).–  Stranks, 1993: 21(  typedeposition).    Tubastrea[sic] atrata.–  Wells, 1958: 262( listed).–  Squires, 1961: 19( listed).    Astrangia woodsi.–  Shepherd & Veron, 1982: 176, fig. 5.54c ( figured).–  Veron, 1986: 601, 2 figs. (colour and black and white, SA).–? Veron, 2000: II, 318, fig. 3 ( NSW).    Astrangia atrata.–Cairns & Parker, 1992: 14, figs. 3e–g ( SA, Vic, NSW).–  Cairns, 1998: 372( WA).  New records.  SOUTH AUSTRALIA: PL 94-50, 1 colony, QUO; Investigator Straits,  37 m, 1 corallite, AMG12061 (probably part of typeseries). —  TASMANIA: Tangaroa81-T-1-162, 1 colony, NMV F67800;  Tangaroa81-T-1-173, 1 corallite, NMV F67796. —  NEW SOUTH WALES: 34°04.3'S 151°07.7'E( Port Hacking), subtidal,  19 November 1967, 1 colony of 19 corallites, AMG13674 and G13676;  34°04.3'S 151°07.7E( Port Hacking),  9 m,  26 March 1967, 1, AMG14457;  33°49.5'S 151°18'E( North Heads),  29 m,  26 May 1972, 1, AMG15333;  33°51'S 151°17'E( Watson’s Bay, Port Jackson), 2 colonies, AM G7006;  33°59.6'S 151°13.7'E( Bare IslandWest),  3.5 m,  November 1963, several corallites, AMG14459;  28°51'S 153°36'E( Richmond Dox), depth and date unknown, 1, AMG12893;  29°29'S 153°22'E( Angourie, Clarence Rivermouth), intertidal,  September 1963, 1, AMG14458;  33°44'S 151°19'E( Long Reef, Collaroy, north of Port Jackson),  2 June 1957, 1, AMG14456;  35°03'S 150°44'E( Jervis Bay), depth and date unknown, 1, AM G958.   Types. Two syntypesare NMV F59349and F41517( Stranks, 1993). Type Locality: St. Vincent’s Gulf, Investigator Straits, and Backstairs Passage, South Australia,  26–40 m. G12061 AM 37 Investigator Straits 14 273 1 South Australia F67800 [295,790,685,704] NMV Tangaroa 14 273 1 Tasmania F67796 [166,583,709,728] NMV Tangaroa 14 273 1 TASMANIA G13674 and G13676 1967-11-19 AM -34.071667 Port Hacking 119 151.12833 14 273 1 New South Wales G14457 1967-03-26 AM 9 -34.071667 Port Hacking 119 151.12833 14 273 1 NEW SOUTH WALES G15333 1972-05-26 AM 29 -33.825 North Heads 773 151.3 14 273 1 NEW SOUTH WALES AM -33.85 Port Jackson 1202 151.28334 Watson's Bay 14 273 G7006 1 NEW SOUTH WALES G14459 1963-11 AM 4 -33.993332 Bare Island 119 151.22833 14 273 1 NEW SOUTH WALES G12893 AM -28.85 Richmond Dox 1230 153.6 14 273 1 NEW SOUTH WALES G14458 1963-09 AM -29.483334 Clarence River 1226 153.36667 Angourie 14 273 1 NEW SOUTH WALES G14456 1957-06-02 AM Long Reef -33.733334 Port Jackson 1203 151.31667 Collaroy 14 273 1 NEW SOUTH WALES AM -35.05 Jervis Bay 1195 150.73334 14 273 G958 1 NEW SOUTH WALES F59349 and F41517 NMV St. Vincent's Gulf 33 Backstairs Passage Investigator Straits 14 273 1 South Australia syntype