Deep-Sea taxon details
Leptopsammia chevalieri Zibrowius, 1980
286989 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286989)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Holotype SMF, geounit Western Saharan Exclusive...
Holotype SMF, geounit Western Saharan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 70-500 m
Depth range 70-500 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Leptopsammia chevalieri Zibrowius, 1980. 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=286989 on 2026-06-25
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leptopsammia chevalieri Zibrowius, 1980. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286989 on 2026-06-25
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Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 193 [details] Available for editors
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 Boury-Esnault, N.; Bellan, G.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Dias, A.; Faget, D.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Lejeusne, C.; Pérez, T.; Vacelet, J.; Verlaque, M. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5249(2): 213-252. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.2.3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Gil, M.; Ramos, A.; Ramil, F. (2025). Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Mauritania. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 21 (6-7): 328-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2025.2559835 [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
page(s): 193 [details] Available for editors
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 Boury-Esnault, N.; Bellan, G.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Dias, A.; Faget, D.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Lejeusne, C.; Pérez, T.; Vacelet, J.; Verlaque, M. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5249(2): 213-252. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.2.3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Gil, M.; Ramos, A.; Ramil, F. (2025). Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Mauritania. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 21 (6-7): 328-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2025.2559835 [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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SMF, geounit Western Saharan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype SMF, geounit Western Saharan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
