Deep-Sea taxon details
Stephanocyathus Seguenza, 1864
135102 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135102)
accepted
Genus
Stephanocyathus elegans Seguenza, 1864 † (type by subsequent designation)
Sabinotrochus Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stephanotrochus Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subgenus Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) Wells, 1984
- Subgenus Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) Moseley, 1880
- Species Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) campaniformis (Marenzeller, 1904)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) nobilis (Moseley, 1876)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) weberianus (Alcock, 1902) accepted as Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) Seguenza, 1864
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) crassus (Jourdan, 1895)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) diadema (Moseley, 1876)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) imperialis Cairns, 2004
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) isabellae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) laevifundus Cairns, 1977
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) moseleyanus (Sclater, 1886)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) paliferus Cairns, 1977
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) platypus (Moseley, 1876)
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) regius Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) bipatella (Alcock, 1902) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Stephanocyathus elegans Seguenza, 1864 †
- Species Stephanocyathus variabilis Seguenza, 1864 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Stephanocyathus campaniformis (Marenzeller, 1904) represented as Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) campaniformis (Marenzeller, 1904)
- Species Stephanocyathus crassus (Jourdan, 1895) represented as Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) crassus (Jourdan, 1895)
- Species Stephanocyathus moseleyanus (Sclater, 1886) represented as Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) moseleyanus (Sclater, 1886)
- Species Stephanocyathus nobilis (Moseley, 1876) represented as Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) nobilis (Moseley, 1876)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
Depth range 220-2553 m
Fossil range Cretaceous to Recent
Depth range 220-2553 m [details]
Fossil range Cretaceous to Recent
Fossil range Cretaceous to Recent [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Stephanocyathus Seguenza, 1864. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135102 on 2026-05-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stephanocyathus Seguenza, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135102 on 2026-05-30
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Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II.</em> 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]
original description (of Stephanotrochus Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Sabinotrochus Duncan, 1873) Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <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. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Wells JW. (1936). The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 31: 97-134., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/61464 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Squires DF, Ralph PM. (1965). A new scleractinian coral of the genus Flabellum from New Zealand, with a new record of Stephanocyathus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 78 : 259-264.
page(s): 260, 261, 262-263 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C.; Ocaña, O.; Brito, A. (1993). Corallimorpharia collected during the CANCAP expeditions (1976-1986) in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 282, 3-76
page(s): 51 [details]
additional source Keller, N. B.; Naumov, D. V.; Pasternak, F. A. (1975). Bottom deep-sea Coelenterata from the Gulf and Caribbean [In Russian]. Transactions of the Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 100, 147-159
page(s): 156 [details]
additional source Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261
page(s): 153 [details]
additional source Hall-Spencer, J.; Allain, V.; Fosså, J. H. (2002). Trawling damage to Northeast Atlantic ancient coral reefs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 269, 507-511, available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1910
page(s): 510 [details]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]
original description (of Stephanotrochus Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Sabinotrochus Duncan, 1873) Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <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. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Wells JW. (1936). The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 31: 97-134., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/61464 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Squires DF, Ralph PM. (1965). A new scleractinian coral of the genus Flabellum from New Zealand, with a new record of Stephanocyathus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 78 : 259-264.
page(s): 260, 261, 262-263 [details]
additional source den Hartog, J. C.; Ocaña, O.; Brito, A. (1993). Corallimorpharia collected during the CANCAP expeditions (1976-1986) in the south-eastern part of the North Atlantic. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 282, 3-76
page(s): 51 [details]
additional source Keller, N. B.; Naumov, D. V.; Pasternak, F. A. (1975). Bottom deep-sea Coelenterata from the Gulf and Caribbean [In Russian]. Transactions of the Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 100, 147-159
page(s): 156 [details]
additional source Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261
page(s): 153 [details]
additional source Hall-Spencer, J.; Allain, V.; Fosså, J. H. (2002). Trawling damage to Northeast Atlantic ancient coral reefs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 269, 507-511, available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2001.1910
page(s): 510 [details]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Stephanotrochus Moseley, 1880) ZMAN, geounit East Timorian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Stephanotrochus Moseley, 1880) ZMAN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 220-2553 m [details]
Diagnosis Corallum solitary, bowl-shaped, free; septotheca costate; broad paliform lobes usually present before all but last septal cycle; columella papillose or a solid fusion of axial septal edges. [details]
Fossil range Cretaceous to Recent [details]
Remark Approximately 14 species, half known as fossils. [details]
Type designation Subsequent designation by Wells (1936) [details]
