WoRMS taxon details
Paracyathus rotundatus Semper, 1872
286829 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286829)
accepted
Species
Paracyathus caeruleus Duncan, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (?)
Paracyathus merguiensis Duncan, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (?)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Semper, C. (1872). Uber Generationswechsel bei Steinkorallen und über das M.-Edwards'sche Wachstumgesetz der Polypen. <em>Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 22: 235-280, pls. 16-21. [details]
Depth range 18-66 m
Depth range 18-66 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Paracyathus rotundatus Semper, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286829 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Semper, C. (1872). Uber Generationswechsel bei Steinkorallen und über das M.-Edwards'sche Wachstumgesetz der Polypen. <em>Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 22: 235-280, pls. 16-21. [details]
original description (of Paracyathus caeruleus Duncan, 1889) Duncan PM. (1889). On the Madreporaria of the Mergui Archipelago collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnaean Society, London.</em> 21: 1-25., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1886.tb00967.x [details]
original description (of Paracyathus merguiensis Duncan, 1889) Duncan PM. (1889). On the Madreporaria of the Mergui Archipelago collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnaean Society, London.</em> 21: 1-25., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1886.tb00967.x [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]
original description (of Paracyathus caeruleus Duncan, 1889) Duncan PM. (1889). On the Madreporaria of the Mergui Archipelago collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnaean Society, London.</em> 21: 1-25., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1886.tb00967.x [details]
original description (of Paracyathus merguiensis Duncan, 1889) Duncan PM. (1889). On the Madreporaria of the Mergui Archipelago collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnaean Society, London.</em> 21: 1-25., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1886.tb00967.x [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
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 
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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 Faustino LA. (1927). Recent Madreporaria of the Philippine Islands. <em>Bureau of Science Manila Monograph.</em> 22: 1-310, pls. 1-100.
page(s): 8, 39, 72-73 [details]
additional source Sim, S.H., Yu, H.J., Park, S.H., Cho, I.Y., Min, W.G., Hwang, S.J A. (2023). New Record of Solitary Coral, Paracyathus rotundatus (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Caryophylliidae), from Korea. <em>Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity.</em> 39(2): 61-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2023.39.2.060 [details]
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]
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 Faustino LA. (1927). Recent Madreporaria of the Philippine Islands. <em>Bureau of Science Manila Monograph.</em> 22: 1-310, pls. 1-100.
page(s): 8, 39, 72-73 [details]
additional source Sim, S.H., Yu, H.J., Park, S.H., Cho, I.Y., Min, W.G., Hwang, S.J A. (2023). New Record of Solitary Coral, Paracyathus rotundatus (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Caryophylliidae), from Korea. <em>Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity.</em> 39(2): 61-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2023.39.2.060 [details]
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
Nontype BMNH, geounit Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22629, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22630, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22631, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 80015, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 86001, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97120, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 53-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 80-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM Z16033, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Paracyathus caeruleus Duncan, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Paracyathus merguiensis Duncan, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paracyathus rotundatus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Paracyathus caeruleus Duncan, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Paracyathus merguiensis Duncan, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paracyathus rotundatus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
