Deep-Sea taxon details
Lepidisis caryophyllia Verrill, 1883
125377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125377)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 18-19 [details]
page(s): 18-19 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Lepidisis caryophyllia Verrill, 1883. 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=125377 on 2026-09-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Lepidisis caryophyllia Verrill, 1883. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125377 on 2026-09-16
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Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 18-19 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bilewitch, J. P. (2008). Octocoral biodiversity in Bermuda. Unpub. Report, Bermuda Zoological Society, Bermuda, 9 pp. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1990). A new isidid octocoral (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea) from New Caledonia, with descriptions of other new species from elsewhere in the Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 103(1), 205-228., available online at https://ia800309.us.archive.org/4/items/biostor-74518/biostor-74518.pdf
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F.M. & J. Stefani. (1987). Isididae (Gorgonacea) de Nouvelle-Calédonie: Nouvelle clé des genres de la famille. <em>Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris,.</em> 4e sér. 9(1):47-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58704441
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 10, 238, 240, 241-242 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 417 [details] Available for editors
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
redescription Watling, L.; France, S.C. (2021). Toward a revision of the bamboo corals: Part 2, Untangling the genus Lepidisis (Octocorallia: Isididae). <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 62(2): 97-110., available online at https://doi.org/10.3374/014.062.0202 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 18-19 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bilewitch, J. P. (2008). Octocoral biodiversity in Bermuda. Unpub. Report, Bermuda Zoological Society, Bermuda, 9 pp. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1990). A new isidid octocoral (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea) from New Caledonia, with descriptions of other new species from elsewhere in the Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 103(1), 205-228., available online at https://ia800309.us.archive.org/4/items/biostor-74518/biostor-74518.pdf
page(s): 206 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F.M. & J. Stefani. (1987). Isididae (Gorgonacea) de Nouvelle-Calédonie: Nouvelle clé des genres de la famille. <em>Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris,.</em> 4e sér. 9(1):47-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58704441
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 10, 238, 240, 241-242 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 417 [details] Available for editors
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
redescription Watling, L.; France, S.C. (2021). Toward a revision of the bamboo corals: Part 2, Untangling the genus Lepidisis (Octocorallia: Isididae). <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 62(2): 97-110., available online at https://doi.org/10.3374/014.062.0202 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidisis caryophyllia)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (329 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010112.CN)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidisis caryophyllia)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (329 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 010112.CN)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
