Deep-Sea taxon details
Fungiacyathus (Fungiacyathus) sandoi Cairns, 1999
287085 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287085)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
Holotype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive...
Holotype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 77-600 m
Depth range 77-600 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Fungiacyathus (Fungiacyathus) sandoi Cairns, 1999. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287085 on 2026-01-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Fungiacyathus (Fungiacyathus) sandoi Cairns, 1999. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287085 on 2026-01-20
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original description
Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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. (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 Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara, M.V., Cairns, S.D. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
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. (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 Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara, M.V., Cairns, S.D. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15232, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16684, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16688, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16735, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Samoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Samoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 98531, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 98532, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 98533, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
