WoRMS taxon details
Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758)
1245747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1245747)
accepted
Species
Dendrosmilia nomlandi Durham & Barnard, 1952 (synonymy)
Lithodendron proliferum (Pallas, 1766) (changed combination)
Lophelia californica Durham, 1947 (synonymy)
Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) (new combination)
Lophelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
Lophohelia affinis Pourtalès, 1868 (Synonymy)
Lophohelia gracilis Seguenza, 1864 (Synonymy)
Lophohelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
Madrepora pertusa Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym, changed combination)
Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766 (synonymy)
Oculina prolifera (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Madrepora pertusa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomic remark Based on molecular evidence, Addamo et al. (2012) first suggested that Lophelia be synonymized with Desmophyllum, and later...
Taxonomic remark Based on molecular evidence, Addamo et al. (2012) first suggested that Lophelia be synonymized with Desmophyllum, and later Addamoet al. (2016) formally stated that Lophelia was a junior synonym. The basic difference between the two taxa is that Desmophyllum is solitary and Lophelia colonial, which to a traditional morphologist like me (S. Cairns) is a significant one. Since the molecular results seemed convincing to me, I asked the opinion of three molecular biologists that work with Scleractinia. They were all somewhat skeptical, or rather cautious, concerning the immediate need for a taxonomic change that would synonymize Lophelia. Lophelia is one of the few cosmopolitan scleractinian species, and is also one of the most studied species in the order, especially in the North Atlantic. To change its nomenclature with the possibility that it might have to revert to the original would cause much taxonomic confusion. My molecular colleagues convinced me to be cautious and wait for the next two or three studies to be published on the matter, in which more genes may be used. I therefore represent the minority view of view on this matter in suggesting maintaining the name Lophelia pertusa until more study is done. S. Cairns 2019 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2021). World List of Scleractinia. Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1245747 on 2021-04-20
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original description
(of Lophelia californica Durham, 1947) Durham JW. (1947). Corals from the Gulf of California and the north Pacific Coast of America. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Society of America.</em> 20: 1-68. [details]
original description (of Madrepora pertusa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P.S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> pp. 451., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6595 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia affinis Pourtalès, 1868) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia prolifera var. gracilis Duncan, 1873) Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49. [details]
original description (of Lophohelia tubulosa Studer, 1878) Studer, T. (1878). Übersicht der Steinkorallen aus der Familie der Madreporaria aporosa, Eupsammina und Turbinaria, welche auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1877: 625-655 pls 1-4. [details]
original description (of Lophohelia prolifera f. brachycephala Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Dendrosmilia nomlandi Durham & Barnard, 1952) Durham JW, Barnard JL (1952) Stony corals of the Eastern Pacific collected by the Velero III and Velero IV. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 16: 1-110, pls. 1-16. [details]
original description (of Lophohelia gracilis Seguenza, 1864) Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia gracilis var. striata Seguenza, 1864) Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia gracilis var. latistella Seguenza, 1864) Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Lophelia subcostata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850) Milne Edwards H, Haime J (1850) Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 5. Monographie des oculinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3, 13: 63-110, pls. 3-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13434560 [details]
additional source Addamo AM, Reimer JD, Taviani M, Freiwald A, Machordom A. (2012). Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) in the Scleractinian Phylogeny and Its Intraspecific Diversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 7(11): e50215., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050215 [details]
new combination reference Addamo AM, Vertino A, Stolarski J, García-Jiménez R, Taviani M, Machordom A. (2016). Merging scleractinian genera: the overwhelming genetic similarity between solitary Desmophyllum and colonial Lophelia. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 16: 108., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0654-8 [details]
original description (of Madrepora pertusa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request] original description (of Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P.S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> pp. 451., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6595 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia affinis Pourtalès, 1868) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia prolifera var. gracilis Duncan, 1873) Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49. [details]
original description (of Lophohelia tubulosa Studer, 1878) Studer, T. (1878). Übersicht der Steinkorallen aus der Familie der Madreporaria aporosa, Eupsammina und Turbinaria, welche auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1877: 625-655 pls 1-4. [details]
original description (of Lophohelia prolifera f. brachycephala Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Dendrosmilia nomlandi Durham & Barnard, 1952) Durham JW, Barnard JL (1952) Stony corals of the Eastern Pacific collected by the Velero III and Velero IV. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 16: 1-110, pls. 1-16. [details]
original description (of Lophohelia gracilis Seguenza, 1864) Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia gracilis var. striata Seguenza, 1864) Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Lophohelia gracilis var. latistella Seguenza, 1864) Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Lophelia subcostata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850) Milne Edwards H, Haime J (1850) Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 5. Monographie des oculinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3, 13: 63-110, pls. 3-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13434560 [details]
additional source Addamo AM, Reimer JD, Taviani M, Freiwald A, Machordom A. (2012). Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) in the Scleractinian Phylogeny and Its Intraspecific Diversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 7(11): e50215., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050215 [details]
new combination reference Addamo AM, Vertino A, Stolarski J, García-Jiménez R, Taviani M, Machordom A. (2016). Merging scleractinian genera: the overwhelming genetic similarity between solitary Desmophyllum and colonial Lophelia. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 16: 108., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0654-8 [details]
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Taxonomic remark Based on molecular evidence, Addamo et al. (2012) first suggested that Lophelia be synonymized with Desmophyllum, and later Addamoet al. (2016) formally stated that Lophelia was a junior synonym. The basic difference between the two taxa is that Desmophyllum is solitary and Lophelia colonial, which to a traditional morphologist like me (S. Cairns) is a significant one. Since the molecular results seemed convincing to me, I asked the opinion of three molecular biologists that work with Scleractinia. They were all somewhat skeptical, or rather cautious, concerning the immediate need for a taxonomic change that would synonymize Lophelia. Lophelia is one of the few cosmopolitan scleractinian species, and is also one of the most studied species in the order, especially in the North Atlantic. To change its nomenclature with the possibility that it might have to revert to the original would cause much taxonomic confusion. My molecular colleagues convinced me to be cautious and wait for the next two or three studies to be published on the matter, in which more genes may be used. I therefore represent the minority view of view on this matter in suggesting maintaining the name Lophelia pertusa until more study is done. S. Cairns 2019 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | white stony coral [from synonym]spider hazards [from synonym]eye coral [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | scléractiniaire perforé [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Augenkoralle [from synonym] | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Antarctic Invertebrates (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (147 publications) (from synonym Lophohelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dendrosmilia nomlandi Durham & Barnard, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lophelia californica Durham, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Lophelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (168 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To GenBank (168 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Marine Species Identification Portal (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lophelia pertusa (1) 47525) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1426 records) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 004774.CN) (from synonym Lophohelia affinis Pourtalès, 1868)
To Antarctic Invertebrates (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (147 publications) (from synonym Lophohelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dendrosmilia nomlandi Durham & Barnard, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lophelia californica Durham, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Lophelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (168 nucleotides; 65 proteins)
To GenBank (168 nucleotides; 65 proteins) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Marine Species Identification Portal (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lophelia pertusa (1) 47525) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1426 records) (from synonym Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 004774.CN) (from synonym Lophohelia affinis Pourtalès, 1868)
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