Deep-Sea taxon details
Monohedotrochus epithecatus (Cairns, 1999)
492272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:492272)
accepted
Species
Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) 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 
Holotype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN,...
Holotype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 240-455 m
Depth range 240-455 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Monohedotrochus epithecatus (Cairns, 1999). 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=492272 on 2025-03-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Monohedotrochus epithecatus (Cairns, 1999). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492272 on 2025-03-20
original description
(of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) 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
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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
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]
new combination reference Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121. [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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
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]
new combination reference Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) USNM 98627, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) USNM 98628, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) USNM 98629, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) USNM 98630, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999) USNM 98626, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999)
To MNHN Type collection (IK 2009-1794) (from synonym Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (27 records) (from synonym Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999)
To MNHN Type collection (IK 2009-1794) (from synonym Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (27 records) (from synonym Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
