WoRMS taxon details
Leptopenus discus Moseley, 1880
287466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287466)
accepted
Species
Leptopenus irinae Keller, 1977 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
Note Recent: southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans,...
Type locality Recent: southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans, 3034-3564 m [details]
Depth range 2842-5000 m
Depth range 2842-5000 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2023). World List of Scleractinia. Leptopenus discus Moseley, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287466 on 2023-03-25
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original description
Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Leptopenus irinae Keller, 1977) Keller NB. (1977). New species of the genus Leptopenus and some peculiarities of deep-sea ahermatypic corals. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologii.</em> 108: 37-43,1 pl. [in Russian]. [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 SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (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]
additional source Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/713833841 [details]
additional source Dennant J. (1906). Madreporaria from the Australian and New Zealand coasts. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 30: 151-165, pls. 5-6. [details]
additional source Keller NB. (1977). New species of the genus Leptopenus and some peculiarities of deep-sea ahermatypic corals. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologii.</em> 108: 37-43,1 pl. [in Russian].
page(s): 37, 38, 39 [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262, 263 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1965). A new record for Leptopenus, a rare deep-water coral. Nature (London), 207(4999): 878-879
page(s): 878, fig. 1 [details]
additional source Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 34 [details]
additional source Wells JW (1964) Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2: 107-121, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 109 [details]
redescription Cairns SD. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details]
redescription 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]
redescription Cairns SD. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details]
original description (of Leptopenus irinae Keller, 1977) Keller NB. (1977). New species of the genus Leptopenus and some peculiarities of deep-sea ahermatypic corals. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologii.</em> 108: 37-43,1 pl. [in Russian]. [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 SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (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]
additional source Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/713833841 [details]
additional source Dennant J. (1906). Madreporaria from the Australian and New Zealand coasts. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 30: 151-165, pls. 5-6. [details]
additional source Keller NB. (1977). New species of the genus Leptopenus and some peculiarities of deep-sea ahermatypic corals. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologii.</em> 108: 37-43,1 pl. [in Russian].
page(s): 37, 38, 39 [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262, 263 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1965). A new record for Leptopenus, a rare deep-water coral. Nature (London), 207(4999): 878-879
page(s): 878, fig. 1 [details]
additional source Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 34 [details]
additional source Wells JW (1964) Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2: 107-121, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 109 [details]
redescription Cairns SD. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details]
redescription 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] redescription Cairns SD. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype USNM 46916, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype NHMUK 80.11.25.158-159, verbatimGeounit Recent: southern Ind... [details]
Unknown type SIO Co 1268, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type SIO Co 1270, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type SIO Co 1271, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type SIO Co 927, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Recent: southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans, 3034-3564 m [details]From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 2842-5000 m [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Leptopenus irinae Keller, 1977)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Leptopenus irinae Keller, 1977)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Leptopenus irinae Keller, 1977)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
