WoRMS taxon details
Anthemiphyllia dentata (Alcock, 1902)
289412 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289412)
accepted
Species
Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
Depth range 50-1050 m
Taxonomy May be Discotroshus investigatoris Alcock, 1893, which would have priority
Depth range 50-1050 m [details]
Taxonomy May be Discotroshus investigatoris Alcock, 1893, which would have priority
Taxonomy May be Discotroshus investigatoris Alcock, 1893, which would have priority [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Anthemiphyllia dentata (Alcock, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289412 on 2025-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & S.A. Parker. (1992). Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. <em>Records South Australian Museum, Monograph Series.</em> 3: 1-82, pls. 1-18,. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. & S.A. Parker. (1992). Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. <em>Records South Australian Museum, Monograph Series.</em> 3: 1-82, pls. 1-18,. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Best MB, Hoeksema BW (1987) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 1. Free-living species belonging to the Faviina. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 61: 387-403. [details]
additional source Latypov YY. (2017). New information about solitary deep-water corals of the Vietnamese shelf. <em>American Journal of Zoological Research.</em> 5(1): 13-23., available online at http://www.sciepub.com/portal/downloads?doi=10.12691/ajzr-5-1-3&filename=ajzr-5-1-3.pdf [details]
additional source Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48.
page(s): 18 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. <em>Science Reports Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 105-178, pls. 9-12. [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1941). Simple corals from the Sumagui Formation, the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan.</em> 17(6): 210-215. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 258, 259, 262, 264, 272, Plate I Figs. 8, 9, 1 0, 11 [details]
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mondal T, Raghunathan C. (2022). First report of deep-sea azooxanthellate coral under the family Anthemiphylliidae (Order Scleractinia) from India. <em>National Academy Science Letters.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01143-5 [details]
additional source Latypov YY. (2014). A solitary deep-water corals of the Scleractinian of the Vietnamese Shelf. <em>American Journal of Zoological Research.</em> 2(1): 5-15., available online at http://www.sciepub.com/portal/downloads?doi=10.12691/ajzr-2-1-2&filename=ajzr-2-1-2.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137.
page(s): 134 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 604 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1984). New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bishop Musem.</em> 25(10): 1-30.
page(s): 11, Pl. 1, figs. F-G [details] Available for editors [request]
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. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Best MB, Hoeksema BW (1987) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 1. Free-living species belonging to the Faviina. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 61: 387-403. [details]
additional source Latypov YY. (2017). New information about solitary deep-water corals of the Vietnamese shelf. <em>American Journal of Zoological Research.</em> 5(1): 13-23., available online at http://www.sciepub.com/portal/downloads?doi=10.12691/ajzr-5-1-3&filename=ajzr-5-1-3.pdf [details]
additional source Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48.
page(s): 18 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. <em>Science Reports Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 105-178, pls. 9-12. [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1941). Simple corals from the Sumagui Formation, the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan.</em> 17(6): 210-215. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 258, 259, 262, 264, 272, Plate I Figs. 8, 9, 1 0, 11 [details]
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mondal T, Raghunathan C. (2022). First report of deep-sea azooxanthellate coral under the family Anthemiphylliidae (Order Scleractinia) from India. <em>National Academy Science Letters.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01143-5 [details]
additional source Latypov YY. (2014). A solitary deep-water corals of the Scleractinian of the Vietnamese Shelf. <em>American Journal of Zoological Research.</em> 2(1): 5-15., available online at http://www.sciepub.com/portal/downloads?doi=10.12691/ajzr-2-1-2&filename=ajzr-2-1-2.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 19 [details]
additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137.
page(s): 134 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 604 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1984). New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bishop Musem.</em> 25(10): 1-30.
page(s): 11, Pl. 1, figs. F-G [details] Available for editors
[request]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. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype AM G15235, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15506, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15891, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15916, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16343, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16587, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16737, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AMNH 96767, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype BPBM SC3125, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50024, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50026, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50027, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50028, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50030, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50031, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50031, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50032, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50036, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50037, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50079, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50082, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50092, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 56570, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 59074 [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Samoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Tuvaluan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMNZ CO226, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NTM C8073, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22494, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SIO, geounit High Seas [details]
Nontype USNM 60559, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 93990, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 93991, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 93994, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 93995, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 94357, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96768, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96770, geounit Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96771, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96772, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96774, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98560, geounit Samoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98561, geounit Samoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98562, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98563, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98564, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98565, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98566, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98567, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98574, geounit Samoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 32-96, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 45-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 78-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 91-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type IGPS 50025, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type IGPS 50029, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Depth range 50-1050 m [details]Habitat upper slope [details]
Taxonomy May be Discotroshus investigatoris Alcock, 1893, which would have priority [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anthemiphyllia dentata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (62 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anthemiphyllia dentata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Discotrochus dentatus Alcock, 1902)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (62 records)
To ITIS
