Deep-Sea taxon details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) quadragenaria Alcock, 1902
286760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286760)
accepted
Species
Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
Depth range 54-440 m
Depth range 54-440 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) quadragenaria Alcock, 1902. 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=286760 on 2026-05-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) quadragenaria Alcock, 1902. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286760 on 2026-05-08
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(of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1434 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source González-Romero, S.. H. Reyes-Bonilla & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Range extensions of three species of the family Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Biodiversity Records.</em> 2:1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1755267209001031 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., V. Häussermann & G. Försterra. (2005). A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1018: 15-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2 [details] Available for editors
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 Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara, M.V., Cairns, S.D. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
additional source Latypov YY. (2014). A solitary deep-water corals of the Scleractinian of the Vietnamese Shelf. <em>American Journal of Zoological Research.</em> 2(1): 5-15., available online at http://www.sciepub.com/portal/downloads?doi=10.12691/ajzr-2-1-2&filename=ajzr-2-1-2.pdf [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.557.i [details] Available for editors
redescription Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1434 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source González-Romero, S.. H. Reyes-Bonilla & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Range extensions of three species of the family Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Biodiversity Records.</em> 2:1-2., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1755267209001031 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., V. Häussermann & G. Försterra. (2005). A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1018: 15-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2 [details] Available for editors
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 Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara, M.V., Cairns, S.D. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
additional source Latypov YY. (2014). A solitary deep-water corals of the Scleractinian of the Vietnamese Shelf. <em>American Journal of Zoological Research.</em> 2(1): 5-15., available online at http://www.sciepub.com/portal/downloads?doi=10.12691/ajzr-2-1-2&filename=ajzr-2-1-2.pdf [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.557.i [details] Available for editors
redescription Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) MNHN IC.2009-0070 [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) MNHN IC.2009-0071, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) MNHN IC.2009-0072, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) MNHN IC.2009-0073, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) MNHN IC.2009-0074, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) USNM 1021992, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) USNM 1130996, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) USNM 1130997, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMNZ CO298, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22741, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23079, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23080, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 94007, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96809, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96810, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96811, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97816, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98603, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 44-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 84-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit East Timorian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ORI [details]
Unknown type ORI, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92670 [details]
Unknown type USNM 92671, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92672, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 93162 [details]
Unknown type ZMUC, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMUC, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
