WoRMS taxon details
Polymyces Cairns, 1979
267758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267758)
accepted
Genus
Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Polymyces fragilis (Pourtalès, 1868) (type by original designation)
Species Polymyces fragilis (Pourtalès, 1868)
Species Polymyces montereyensis (Durham, 1947)
Species Polymyces wellsi Cairns, 1991
Species Polymyces tannerensis (Durham & Barnard, 1852) accepted as Polymyces montereyensis (Durham, 1947) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Polymyces montereyensis (Durham, 1947)
Species Polymyces wellsi Cairns, 1991
Species Polymyces tannerensis (Durham & Barnard, 1852) accepted as Polymyces montereyensis (Durham, 1947) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cairns SD. (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 
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Depth range 69-1203 m
Depth range 69-1203 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2023). World List of Scleractinia. Polymyces Cairns, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267758 on 2023-02-01
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original description
Cairns SD. (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]
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]
redescription Cairns SD. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details]
redescription Cairns SD. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the Western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 125: 1-235. [details]
[request] 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]
redescription Cairns SD. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details]
redescription Cairns SD. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the Western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 125: 1-235. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
