World Register of Deep-Sea species - Thoracactus Gravier, 1918

Deep-Sea name details

Thoracactus Gravier, 1918

AphiaID

581557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581557)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Typing mistake in Walsh, 1967)

Accepted name

Thoracactis Gravier, 1918

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Thoracactus topsenti Gravier, 1918 represented as Thoracactis topsenti Gravier, 1918 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Epizoanthidae Delage & Hérouard, 1901

Direct children (1)

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Species Thoracactus topsenti Gravier, 1918 represented as Thoracactis topsenti Gravier, 1918

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2025). World List of Zoantharia. Thoracactus Gravier, 1918. 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=581557 on 2026-10-03

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Thoracactus Gravier, 1918. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581557 on 2026-10-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-10-04 13:36:00Z

created

Reimer, James Davis

2013-08-26 23:34:01Z

changed

Sinniger, Frederic

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Sources (3)

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Dunn, D. F. (1982). Cnidaria. McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York and other cities., volume 1, pp. 669-706
page(s): 704 [details]

additional source Muirhead, A. M.; Ryland, J. S. (1984). Order Zoanthidea. Australian Coral Reef Society. Brisbane., edition 2nd, pp. 29-33
page(s): 29 [details]