World Register of Deep-Sea species - Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880

Deep-Sea name details

Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880

AphiaID

1348708 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1348708)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828

Rank

Variety

Parent

Caryophyllia communis (Seguenza, 1863) accepted as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828

Original name

Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. .Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880. 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=1348708 on 2026-05-23

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1348708 on 2026-05-23

Taxonomic edit history

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2019-05-29 11:06:48Z

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2020-08-02 09:28:08Z

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Sources (3)
Documented distribution (8)

original description Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. .Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3. [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

source of synonymy Thiel ME. (1928). Madreporaria. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas, Hamburg. 3 (6): 251-350, pls. 1-5. [details]

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality