WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978

Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978, holotypic colony

AphiaID

290973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290973)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Typetaxon of

Rhizosmilia Cairns, 1978

Parent

Rhizosmilia Cairns, 1978

Orig. name

Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cairns, S.D. (1978). New genus and species of ahermatypic coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the western Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 9l(l): 216-221, 1(1), text-fig. [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Holotype USNM 46812, geounit Bahamas Exclusive...

Holotype USNM 46812, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Holotype USNM 46812, verbatimGeounit Recent: Strait of Fl... [details]

, Note Recent: Strait of Florida, 143-210 m.

Type locality Recent: Strait of Florida, 143-210 m. [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range 123-549 m

Depth range 123-549 m [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290973 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-08-21 12:24:10Z

checked

Cairns, Stephen

2019-05-29 11:06:48Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2022-06-26 04:25:46Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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original description Cairns, S.D. (1978). New genus and species of ahermatypic coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the western Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 9l(l): 216-221, 1(1), text-fig. [details] Available for editors

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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., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors

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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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]

additional source Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. 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. 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 135 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46.
page(s): 24 [details]

redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region. 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors

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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors

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