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Ceratotrochus laxus Vaughan, 1907

411160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:411160)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230 [details] 
Holotype  USNM 20764, geounit United States Exclusive...  
Holotype USNM 20764, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 583-678 m  
Depth range 583-678 m [details]

Taxonomy generic placement uncertain  
Taxonomy generic placement uncertain [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Ceratotrochus laxus Vaughan, 1907. 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=411160 on 2026-06-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ceratotrochus laxus Vaughan, 1907. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411160 on 2026-06-24
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2009-08-11 09:20:33Z
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2010-08-17 00:07:56Z
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2020-01-16 17:16:55Z
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2022-07-26 20:15:19Z
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original description Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230 [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 Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 20764, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Biology azooxanthellate [details]

Depth range 583-678 m [details]

Taxonomy generic placement uncertain [details]
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