WoRMS taxon details
Lochmaeotrochus Alcock, 1902
267565 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267565)
accepted
Genus
Lochmaeotrochus oculeus Alcock, 1902 (type by monotypy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Alcock A. (1902). Further diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". <em>Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2).</em> 7: 116-123. [details]
Depth range 210-1175 m
Depth range 210-1175 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Lochmaeotrochus Alcock, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267565 on 2024-06-14
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original description
Alcock A. (1902). Further diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". <em>Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2).</em> 7: 116-123. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Corallum solitary but usually profusely attached to one another in a bushy formation; coralla ceratoid to subcylindrical; base polycyclic; thick theca and often covered with epitheca; transverse dissepiments sometimes present; pali before first three septal cycles; columella papillose. [details]Remark Two Recent species. [details]
From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 210-1175 m [details]