Deep-Sea taxon details
Calyptrophora trilepis (Pourtalès, 1868)
177836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177836)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602
page(s): 131 [details]
page(s): 131 [details]
Holotype MCZ 4812, geounit United States Exclusive...
Holotype MCZ 4812, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomy This species belongs to "Species group 2" (sensu Bayer, 2001) of the japonica complex of the genus Calyptrophora Gray, 1866.
Taxonomy This species belongs to "Species group 2" (sensu Bayer, 2001) of the japonica complex of the genus Calyptrophora Gray, 1866. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Calyptrophora trilepis (Pourtalès, 1868). 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=177836 on 2026-09-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Calyptrophora trilepis (Pourtalès, 1868). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177836 on 2026-09-16
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(of ) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602
page(s): 131 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 281 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M. (2001). New species of Calyptrophora (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(2), 367-380.
page(s): 367-371, 379 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 8, 154, 168, 171-172, 286, Plate 25, 26 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 131 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 281 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M. (2001). New species of Calyptrophora (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(2), 367-380.
page(s): 367-371, 379 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 8, 154, 168, 171-172, 286, Plate 25, 26 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 42 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 4812, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 52744, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 56893, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 57299, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 57300, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 57445, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 57446, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 79764, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
