North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

Deep-Sea taxon details

Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868)

Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868), calicular view

AphiaID

135208 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135208)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Stenocyathus Pourtalès, 1871

Original name

Coenocyathus vermiformis Pourtalès, 1868

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge. 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range 110-1500 m

Depth range 110-1500 m [details]

Distribution semi-cosmopolitan

Distribution semi-cosmopolitan [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135208 on 2025-03-11

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtalès, 1868). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135208 on 2025-03-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hoeksema, Bert

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge. 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]

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basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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additional source Cairns, S.D. (1984). New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. Occasional Papers of the Bishop Musem. 25(10): 1-30. [details] Available for editors

additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. Annals of the South African Museum. 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. Antarctic Research Series. 34: 1-74.
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additional source Cairns, S.D. (1977). Caryophylliina and Dendrophylliina (Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises. 3(4): 1-27., available online at https://f50006a.eos-intl.net/ELIBSQL12_F50006A_Documents/mhc_v3_4_0813_R.pdf [details]

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additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors

additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]

additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V.; Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Rogers, A. D. (1999). The biology of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) and other deep-water reef-forming corals and impacts from human activities. International Review of Hydrobiology, 84: 315-406
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region. 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir. 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors

redescription Cairns, S.D. & S.A. Parker. (1992). Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Records South Australian Museum, Monograph Series. 3: 1-82, pls. 1-18,. [details] Available for editors

redescription Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco. 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors