Cantellius iwayama

Overview & Synopsis

Cantellius iwayama (Hiro, 1938)Creusia spinulosa forma iwayama Hiro, 1938d: 393, fig. 1d–f, pl. II.Cantellius iwayama. — Ross & Newman, 1973: 150, fig. 7n–i. — Soong & Chang, 1983: 249, fig. 12A–C. — Ren, 1986: 132, fig. 2, pl. 1 figs. 6–12.Distribution. Yemen; Mauritus; Maldives; N Australia; Vietnam; China; Taiwan; Philippines; Palau I; Gilbert Is; Marshall Is; Enewetok Atoll; associated with corals, e.g., Acropora sp.; Astreopora cucullata Lamberts, 1980; A. explanata Veron, 1985; A. gracilis Bernard, 1896; A. listeri Bernard, 1896; A. moretonensis Veron & Wallace, 1984; A. myriophthalma Lamarck, 1816; A. ocellata Bernard, 1896; Isopoa cuneata (Dana, 1846)), Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1938 (now P. rus (Forskål, 1775)).(205, 345, 429, 462); (187, as Creusia spinulosa forma iwayama) (Soong & Chang, 1983; Achituv & Newman, 2002; Liu & Ren, 2007; Poltarukha & Dautova, 2007; Poltarukha & Zvyagintsev, 2008).