Deep-Sea taxon details
Enallopsammia pusilla (Alcock, 1902)
286988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286988)
accepted
Species
Dendrophyllia (Coenopsammia) pusilla Alcock, 1902 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Dendrophyllia pusilla Alcock, 1902 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dendrophyllia (Coenopsammia) pusilla 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 371-805 m
Depth range 371-805 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Enallopsammia pusilla (Alcock, 1902). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286988 on 2026-07-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Enallopsammia pusilla (Alcock, 1902). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286988 on 2026-07-07
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original description
(of Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973) Zibrowius H. (1973). Révision des espèces actuelles du genre <i>Enallopsammia</i> Michelotti, 1871, et description de <i>E. marenzelleri</i>, nouvelles espèce bathyale à large distribution : Océan Indien et Atlantique Central (Madreporaria, Dendrophyllidae). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 21 (276): 37-54. [details]
original description (of Dendrophyllia pusilla 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]
original description (of Dendrophyllia (Coenopsammia) pusilla 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 (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 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. (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 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 Zibrowius H. (1973). Révision des espèces actuelles du genre <i>Enallopsammia</i> Michelotti, 1871, et description de <i>E. marenzelleri</i>, nouvelles espèce bathyale à large distribution : Océan Indien et Atlantique Central (Madreporaria, Dendrophyllidae). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 21 (276): 37-54. [details]
additional source Rogers, A. D. (1999). The biology of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) and other deep-water reef-forming corals and impacts from human activities. International Review of Hydrobiology, 84: 315-406, available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.199900032
page(s): 325 [details]
additional source Funnell, G., Gordon, D., Leduc, D., Makan, T., Marshall, B.A., Mills, S., Michel, P., Read, G., Schnabel, K., Tracey, D., Wing, S. (2023). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021. <em>New Zealand Threat Classification Series.</em> 40: 1-42. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
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
original description (of Dendrophyllia pusilla 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]
original description (of Dendrophyllia (Coenopsammia) pusilla 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 (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 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. (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 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 Zibrowius H. (1973). Révision des espèces actuelles du genre <i>Enallopsammia</i> Michelotti, 1871, et description de <i>E. marenzelleri</i>, nouvelles espèce bathyale à large distribution : Océan Indien et Atlantique Central (Madreporaria, Dendrophyllidae). <em>Beaufortia.</em> 21 (276): 37-54. [details]
additional source Rogers, A. D. (1999). The biology of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) and other deep-water reef-forming corals and impacts from human activities. International Review of Hydrobiology, 84: 315-406, available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.199900032
page(s): 325 [details]
additional source Funnell, G., Gordon, D., Leduc, D., Makan, T., Marshall, B.A., Mills, S., Michel, P., Read, G., Schnabel, K., Tracey, D., Wing, S. (2023). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021. <em>New Zealand Threat Classification Series.</em> 40: 1-42. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype AM G16717, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ORI, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype POLIPI, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22735, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22737 [details]
Nontype RMNH 22739, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97637, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97638, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97639, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97640, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMUC, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Dendrophyllia (Coenopsammia) pusilla Alcock, 1902) ZMAN, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973) USNM 47535, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 371-805 m [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dendrophyllia pusilla Alcock, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (21 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zibrowius, 1973)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (21 records)
To ITIS
