Deep-Sea taxon details
Trochocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
135105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135105)
accepted
Genus
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) d'Orbigny, 1850
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cepulla Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cooperi (Gardiner, 1905)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) efateensis Cairns, 1999
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) fossulus Cairns, 1979
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) gordoni Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) maculatus Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) mediterraneus Zibrowius, 1980 †
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) oahensis Vaughan, 1907
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) patelliformis Cairns, 1999
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) vasiformis Bourne, 1903
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Thecocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867) accepted as Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus pileus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Cyathotrochus pileus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Trochocyathus mediterraneus Zibrowius, 1980 † represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) mediterraneus Zibrowius, 1980 †
- Species Trochocyathus oahensis Vaughan, 1907 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) oahensis Vaughan, 1907
- Species Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
- Species Trochocyathus spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [details]
Depth range 20-1650 m
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent
Depth range 20-1650 m [details]
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Trochocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848. 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=135105 on 2026-04-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Trochocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135105 on 2026-04-09
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Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [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 Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls.
page(s): 240-241, Fig 4C-D [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
additional source Sieg, J.; Zibrowius, H. (1988). Association of the tube inhabiting tanaidacean, <i>Bifida scleractinicola</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., with bathyal scleractinians off New Caledonia (Crustacea Tanaidacea - Cnidaria Scleractinia). <em>Mésogée.</em> 48: 189-199.
page(s): 192 Fig. 1 k-m [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]
additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]
additional source Tenison Woods, J. E. (1878). On the extratropical corals of Australia. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 2: 292-341, pls 4-6. [details]
additional source Chevalier J-P. (1961). Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale. <em>Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Série.</em> 40(93): 1-562, pls. 1-26. [details]
additional source Alcock A. (1898). An account of the deep-sea Madreporaria collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator". <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> pp. 1-29, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.27614
page(s): 11, 16 [details]
additional source Oppenheim P. (1930). Die Anthozoen der Gosauschichten in der Ostalpen. <em>Oppenheim, Berlin-Lichterfelde.</em> i-xviii, 1-576. [details]
additional source Floris, S. (1972). Scleractinian corals from the Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary of Nugssuaq, West Greenland. <em>Medd Gronland, Komm Vidensk unders Gronland.</em> 196: 4–132, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.7146/mog.v196.147793 [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
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 Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls.
page(s): 240-241, Fig 4C-D [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
additional source Sieg, J.; Zibrowius, H. (1988). Association of the tube inhabiting tanaidacean, <i>Bifida scleractinicola</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., with bathyal scleractinians off New Caledonia (Crustacea Tanaidacea - Cnidaria Scleractinia). <em>Mésogée.</em> 48: 189-199.
page(s): 192 Fig. 1 k-m [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]
additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]
additional source Tenison Woods, J. E. (1878). On the extratropical corals of Australia. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 2: 292-341, pls 4-6. [details]
additional source Chevalier J-P. (1961). Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale. <em>Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Série.</em> 40(93): 1-562, pls. 1-26. [details]
additional source Alcock A. (1898). An account of the deep-sea Madreporaria collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator". <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> pp. 1-29, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.27614
page(s): 11, 16 [details]
additional source Oppenheim P. (1930). Die Anthozoen der Gosauschichten in der Ostalpen. <em>Oppenheim, Berlin-Lichterfelde.</em> i-xviii, 1-576. [details]
additional source Floris, S. (1972). Scleractinian corals from the Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary of Nugssuaq, West Greenland. <em>Medd Gronland, Komm Vidensk unders Gronland.</em> 196: 4–132, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.7146/mog.v196.147793 [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype SIO, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91565, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91566, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91567, geounit High Seas [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 20-1650 m [details]
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trochocyathus)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trochocyathus sp.USNM 98445)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trochocyathus sp.USNM 98445)
To ITIS
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