Deep-Sea taxon details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ephyala Alcock, 1891
286742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286742)
accepted
Species
Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. No. 21. Note on the results of the last season's deep-sea dredging. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 7 (37): 1-19; 7 (38): 186-202; 7 (39): 258-272. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
Depth range 420 m
Depth range 420 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ephyala Alcock, 1891. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286742 on 2025-05-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ephyala Alcock, 1891. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286742 on 2025-05-18
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(of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. No. 21. Note on the results of the last season's deep-sea dredging. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 7 (37): 1-19; 7 (38): 186-202; 7 (39): 258-272. (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. (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]
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. (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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) UAZM, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) UAZM, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) UAZM, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) BMNH [details]
Unknown type (of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) BMNH [details]
Unknown type (of Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891) BMNH, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
