WoRMS taxon details
Peponocyathus folliculus (Pourtalès, 1868)
135216 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135216)
accepted
Species
Cylindrophyllia orientalis (Yabe & Eguchi, 1932) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Discotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minimus Yabe & Sugiyama, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Kionotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minima Yabe & Eguchi, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Kionotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minimus (Yabe & Eguchi, 1937) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Kionotrochus minimus (Yabe & Eguchi, 1937) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Peponocyathus variabilis Gravier, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stephanophyllia folliculus Pourtalès, 1868 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Trochocyathus (Peponocyathus) variabilis (Gravier, 1915) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trochocyathus variabilis (Gravier, 1915) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Stephanophyllia folliculus Pourtalès, 1868) 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 [details]
Depth range 30-582 m
Depth range 30-582 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Peponocyathus folliculus (Pourtalès, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135216 on 2025-02-08
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original description
(of Peponocyathus variabilis Gravier, 1915) Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 304: 1-22. [details]
original description (of Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932) Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1932). Deep-water corals from the Riukiu limestone of Kikai-Jima, Riukiu Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan.</em> 8: 442-445. [details]
original description (of Stephanophyllia folliculus Pourtalès, 1868) 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 [details]
original description (of Discotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minimus Yabe & Sugiyama, 1937) Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1937). Notes on Deltocyathus and Discotrochus from Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 19: 127-147, pl. 20. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1977). A checklist of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 6 (1): 9-15., available online at https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol6/iss1/2/
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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): 40 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]
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 OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/open-access.svg)
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
[request]
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
[request]
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
[request]
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 64, 102, 111 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
[request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors
[request]
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
[request]
redescription 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): 113 [details] Available for editors
[request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932) Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1932). Deep-water corals from the Riukiu limestone of Kikai-Jima, Riukiu Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan.</em> 8: 442-445. [details]
original description (of Stephanophyllia folliculus Pourtalès, 1868) 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 [details]
original description (of Discotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minimus Yabe & Sugiyama, 1937) Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1937). Notes on Deltocyathus and Discotrochus from Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 19: 127-147, pl. 20. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1977). A checklist of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 6 (1): 9-15., available online at https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol6/iss1/2/
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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): 40 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 64, 102, 111 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
redescription 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): 113 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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Nontype (of Discotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minimus Yabe & Sugiyama, 1937) IGPS 58224, 60416 [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MTQ G56429, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMC, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 9070, geounit Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23097 [details]
Nontype USNM 81837, geounit Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 81838, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 81839, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 81840, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 81841, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 81842, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 96581, geounit Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97363, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Discotrochus (Cylindrophyllia) minimus Yabe & Sugiyama, 1937) TIUS, verbatimGeounit Neogene of Taiwan an... [details]
Syntype (of Peponocyathus variabilis Gravier, 1915) MOM Unknown, verbatimGeounit Recent: Azores, 650-... [details]
Unknown type ORI, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92772, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92773, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92774, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92775, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 30-582 m [details]
Habitat slope [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Peponocyathus variabilis Gravier, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (View of bas eof juvenile specimen)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (133 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records) (from synonym Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Peponocyathus variabilis Gravier, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (View of bas eof juvenile specimen)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (133 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records) (from synonym Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932)
To ITIS