WoRMS taxon details

Polycyathus palifera (Verrill, 1870)

286845  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286845)

accepted
Species
Astrangia palifera Verrill, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Astrangia palifera Verrill, 1870) Verrill, AE. (1868-1870). Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the polyps and corals of the West Coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1: 377-558, pls. 5-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/34032#/summary [details]   
Depth range reef depth  
Depth range reef depth [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Polycyathus palifera (Verrill, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286845 on 2024-04-19
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
2010-08-18 14:38:35Z
checked
2019-08-30 08:06:35Z
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2020-01-20 09:21:44Z
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2022-12-31 09:56:23Z
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original description  (of Astrangia palifera Verrill, 1870) Verrill, AE. (1868-1870). Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the polyps and corals of the West Coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1: 377-558, pls. 5-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/34032#/summary [details]   

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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]   

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]  OpenAccess publication 

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): 23 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]

Depth range reef depth [details]