WoRMS taxon details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ralphae Cairns, 1995
286762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286762)
accepted
Species
Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210.
page(s): 48-49, Plate 8, f-i [details] Available for editors
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(of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 48-49, Plate 8, f-i [details] Available for editors
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(of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) NIWA...
Holotype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) NIWA 7432 [details]
Holotype NZOI H-623, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 315-360 m
Depth range 315-360 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ralphae Cairns, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286762 on 2025-02-11
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original description
Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210.
page(s): 48-49, Plate 8, f-i [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
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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]![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/open-access.svg)
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
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additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 48-49, Plate 8, f-i [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
original description (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) NIWA 7432 [details]
Holotype NZOI H-623, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) MNHN IC.2009-0075 [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) MNHN IC.2009-0076 [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) MNHN IC.2009-0077, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) MNHN IC.2009-0078 [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) MNHN IC.2009-0079, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) MNHN IC.2009-0080 [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) USNM 1130998 [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) USNM 1130999, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995) USNM 1131000, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15500, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 94006, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 315-360 m [details]
Habitat slope [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caryophyllia ralphae) (from synonym Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caryophyllia ralphae) (from synonym Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (6 records)
To ITIS