Cairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp.[details] Available for editors [request]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Polymyces wellsi Cairns, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290839 on 2024-08-13
original descriptionCairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp.[details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda)Cairns, S.D. (1991). Catalog of the type specimens of stony corals (Milleporidae, Stylasteridae, Scleractinia) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 514:1- 59.[details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of recordCairns, 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 sourceCairns, 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 sourceCairns, 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 sourceCairns, 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 sourceCairns, 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 [request]
additional sourceCairns, 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> pp. 59-101., available online athttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceReyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1080/713833841[details]
additional sourceReyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246.[details]
additional sourceCairns, S.D. (1991). Catalog of the type specimens of stony corals (Milleporidae, Stylasteridae, Scleractinia) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 514:1- 59.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceSantodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6[details]
additional sourceKitahara, 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 sourceLi J, Zhou T, Li Y, Xu K. (2023). Adaptive mechanisms of the deep-sea coral Polymyces wellsi (Flabellidae, Scleractinia) illuminate strategies for global climate change. <em>Ecological Indicators.</em> 154: 110502., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110502[details]
additional sourceCairns, S.D. (2006). New records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bishop Museum Occasional Papers.</em> 86: 45-53.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceCairns, 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): 31 [details]
redescriptionCairns, 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]
redescriptionCairns, 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 84836, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MTQ G55691, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MTQ G55692, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MTQ G55693, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype NMNZ CO91, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype NTM C8089, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype RMNH 22721, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 94304, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 94305, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 97484, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paratype IRCZM, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paratype USNM 77273, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paratype USNM 84837, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paratype USNM 84838, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paratype USNM 84839, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]