WoRMS taxon details
Polymyces fragilis (Pourtalès, 1868)
290837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290837)
accepted
Species
Monomyces fragilis (Pourtalès, 1868) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Monomyces tulipa (Pourtalès, 1874) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Rhizotrochus tulipa Pourtalès, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
Depth range 75-822 m
Depth range 75-822 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Polymyces fragilis (Pourtalès, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290837 on 2024-04-18
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original description
(of Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1868). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths (2d series). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(7): 121-142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587602 [details]
original description (of Rhizotrochus tulipa Pourtalès, 1874) Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. <em>Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 8: 25-50, pls. 6-9. [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, 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. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]
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 Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]
additional source Reyes, J. O.; Santodomingo, N.; Garcia, A.; Borrero-Pérez, G.; Navas, G. R.; Navas, G.; Mejía-Ladino, L. M.; Bermúdez, A. (2005). Southern Caribbean azooanthellate coral communities off Colombia. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 309-330
page(s): 316, 318 [details]
additional source Cairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp.
page(s): 22 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 31 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (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]
original description (of Rhizotrochus tulipa Pourtalès, 1874) Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. <em>Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard.</em> 8: 25-50, pls. 6-9. [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, 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. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request] 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 Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]
additional source Reyes, J. O.; Santodomingo, N.; Garcia, A.; Borrero-Pérez, G.; Navas, G. R.; Navas, G.; Mejía-Ladino, L. M.; Bermúdez, A. (2005). Southern Caribbean azooanthellate coral communities off Colombia. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 309-330
page(s): 316, 318 [details]
additional source Cairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp.
page(s): 22 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 31 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors
[request] redescription Cairns, S.D. (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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868) MCZ [details]
Nontype (of Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868) MCZ, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Rhizotrochus fragilis Pourtalès, 1868) MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Rhizotrochus tulipa Pourtalès, 1874) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SME, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 16134, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 22020, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 45662, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46723, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46740 [details]
Nontype USNM 46741, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46743, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 53404, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 78440, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 78447, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61811, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61963, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61969, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61971, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61973, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61974, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 61990, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62230 [details]
Unknown type USNM 77434, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 79501, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 80905, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 81302, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 89352, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 98468 [details]
Unknown type USNM 99320, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 99351, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 99352, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | twelve-root cupcoraltwelve-root cup coral | [details] |
| German | Zwölfwurzelkoralle | [details] |
