Deep-Sea taxon details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) solida Cairns, 1991
286767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286767)
accepted
Species
Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) Cairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.504 [details] Available for editors 
Holotype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM...
Holotype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM 84804, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 373-488 m
Depth range 373-488 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) solida Cairns, 1991. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286767 on 2026-07-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) solida Cairns, 1991. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286767 on 2026-07-04
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(of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) Cairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.504 [details] Available for editors
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM 84804, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM 36429, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM 84805, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM 84806, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991) USNM 84807, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
