Deep-Sea name details
Deltocyathoides orientalis (Duncan, 1876)
287127 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287127)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Duncan PM. (1876). Notices of some Deep-sea and Littoral Corals from the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Indian, New-Zealand, Persian Gulf, and Japanese &c. Seas. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 44: 428-442, pls. 38-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099627#page/524/mode/1up [details]
Depth range 44-635 m
Taxonomy Not Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe and Eguchi, 1932, which is P. folliculus
Depth range 44-635 m [details]
Taxonomy Not Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe and Eguchi, 1932, which is P. folliculus
Taxonomy Not Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe and Eguchi, 1932, which is P. folliculus [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Deltocyathoides orientalis (Duncan, 1876). 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=287127 on 2026-01-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Deltocyathoides orientalis (Duncan, 1876). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287127 on 2026-01-20
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original description
(of ) Duncan PM. (1876). Notices of some Deep-sea and Littoral Corals from the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Indian, New-Zealand, Persian Gulf, and Japanese &c. Seas. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 44: 428-442, pls. 38-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29099627#page/524/mode/1up [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. (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. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
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 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
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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
additional source Sentoku, A.; Shimizu, K.; Naka, T.; Tokuda, Y. (2022). Dimorphic life cycle through transverse division in burrowing hard coral Deltocyathoides orientalis. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 12(1)::9359., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13347-2 [details]
additional source Sentoku, A.; Tokuda, Y.; Ezaki, Y.; Webb, G. E. (2017). Modes of regeneration and adaptation to soft-bottom substrates of the free-living solitary scleractinian<i>Deltocyathoides orientalis</i>. <em>Lethaia.</em> 51(1): 102-111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12228 [details]
additional source Sentoku, A.; Tokuda, Y.; Ezaki, Y. (2016). Burrowing hard corals occurring on the sea floor since 80 million years ago. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 6(1): 24355., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24355 [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): 40 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (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. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
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 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
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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
additional source Sentoku, A.; Shimizu, K.; Naka, T.; Tokuda, Y. (2022). Dimorphic life cycle through transverse division in burrowing hard coral Deltocyathoides orientalis. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 12(1)::9359., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13347-2 [details]
additional source Sentoku, A.; Tokuda, Y.; Ezaki, Y.; Webb, G. E. (2017). Modes of regeneration and adaptation to soft-bottom substrates of the free-living solitary scleractinian<i>Deltocyathoides orientalis</i>. <em>Lethaia.</em> 51(1): 102-111., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12228 [details]
additional source Sentoku, A.; Tokuda, Y.; Ezaki, Y. (2016). Burrowing hard corals occurring on the sea floor since 80 million years ago. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 6(1): 24355., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24355 [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): 40 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype AM G15268, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15501, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15558, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Wallis and Futuna Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MTQ G56428, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype POLIPI, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype POLIPI, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype POLIPI, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22094, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22640, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22641, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22642, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22643, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23093, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97345, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97346, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97349, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97350, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97351, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97353, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 326-89 [details]
Nontype WAM Z13175, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMUC, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMUC, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMUC, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMUC, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMUC, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 44-635 m [details]
Taxonomy Not Peponocyathus orientalis Yabe and Eguchi, 1932, which is P. folliculus [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deltocyathoides orientalis)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lateral view of corallum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1102 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Deltocyathoides orientalis)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lateral view of corallum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1102 records)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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