World Register of Deep-Sea species - Caryophyllia octopali var. incerta Vaughan, 1907

Deep-Sea name details

Caryophyllia octopali var. incerta Vaughan, 1907

AphiaID

1448636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1448636)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) octopali Vaughan, 1907

Rank

Variety

Parent

Caryophyllia octopali Vaughan, 1907 represented as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) octopali Vaughan, 1907

Original name

Caryophyllia octopali var. incerta Vaughan, 1907

Environment

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

Original description

Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia octopali var. incerta Vaughan, 1907. 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=1448636 on 2026-05-25

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia octopali var. incerta Vaughan, 1907. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1448636 on 2026-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-07-16 08:11:27Z

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2022-12-31 09:56:23Z

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Sources (2)
Specimens (1)

original description Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230 [details]

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

Unknown type USNM 20748, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]