World Register of Deep-Sea species - Caryophyllia ambrosia caribbeana Cairns, 1979

Deep-Sea name details

Caryophyllia ambrosia caribbeana Cairns, 1979

AphiaID

1451215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1451215)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia caribbeana Cairns, 1979

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Caryophyllia ambrosia Alcock, 1898 represented as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia Alcock, 1898

Original name

Caryophyllia ambrosia caribbeana Cairns, 1979

Environment

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

Original description

Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors

Type data

Holotype USNM 45972, geounit Panamanian Exclusive...

Holotype USNM 45972, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Holotype USNM 45972, geounit Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia ambrosia caribbeana Cairns, 1979. 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=1451215 on 2026-06-09

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia ambrosia caribbeana Cairns, 1979. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451215 on 2026-06-09

Taxonomic edit history

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original description Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors

context source (Bermuda) Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors

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

additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46.
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors

additional source Reyes, J., N. Santodomingo & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean. Zootaxa. 2262: 1-39., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2262.1.1 [details] Available for editors

additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 81 (3): 497-518. [details]

additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 81:265-272. [details]

additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity. 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]

Holotype USNM 45972, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Holotype USNM 45972, geounit Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype ICN CNI2675 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI2932 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI350 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI351 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI352 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI353 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI354 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI355 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI356 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI357 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI358 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI359 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI361 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI362 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI363 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI364 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI365 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI366 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI367 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI368 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI369 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI370 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI371 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI372 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI373 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI374 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI375 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI657 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI658 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI659 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI660 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI661 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI662 [details]

Nontype ICN CNI663 [details]

Nontype INVEMAR CNI360 [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit Netherlands Antilles [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]

Nontype SME, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype TAMU, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype TAMU, geounit Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype TAMU, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype TAMU, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype UMML 0,49722222222, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype UMML 0,57569444444, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype UMML 0,57638888889, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype UMML 0,57708333333, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 10375, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 10417, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 16106, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45658, geounit Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45659, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45661, geounit Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45922, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45923, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45924, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45925, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45957, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45958, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45959, geounit Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45960, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45961, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45962, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45963, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45964, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45965, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45966, geounit Anguilla Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45967, geounit Navassa Island [details]

Nontype USNM 45968, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45969, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45970, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45971, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45973, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45974, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45975, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45976, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45977, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45978, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45979, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45980, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45981, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45982, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45983, geounit Nicaraguan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45984, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 45985, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 48925, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 48940, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 48945, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 53370, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 7057, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Antigua and Barbuda Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Dominican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Dominican Republic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Netherlands Antilles [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Nicaraguan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Saint Kitts and Nevis Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Language	Name
English	Caribbean horn coral	[details]