Scleractinia name details
Fungiacyathus fragilis Sars, 1872
1431117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1431117)
alternative representation
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1872). On some remarkable forms of animal life from the great deeps off the Norwegian coast. Part 1, partly from posthumous manuscripts of the late Professor Dr. Michael Sars. University Program for the 1st half-year 1869. <em>Brøgger & Christie, Christiania viii.</em> 82: 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11677777 [details] 
Note Recent; Lofoten, Norway, 548 m
Type locality Recent; Lofoten, Norway, 548 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Fungiacyathus fragilis Sars, 1872. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1431117 on 2026-07-12
original description
Sars, G.O. (1872). On some remarkable forms of animal life from the great deeps off the Norwegian coast. Part 1, partly from posthumous manuscripts of the late Professor Dr. Michael Sars. University Program for the 1st half-year 1869. <em>Brøgger & Christie, Christiania viii.</em> 82: 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11677777 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1984). New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bishop Musem.</em> 25(10): 1-30. [details] Available for editors
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): 32 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors
additional source Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Wells JW. (1984). Notes on Indo-Paciflc scleractinian corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 38 (3): 205-219. [details]
additional source Keller NB, Os'kina NS. (2008). Habitat temperature ranges of azooxantellate scleractinian corals in the World Ocean. <em>Oceanology.</em> 48 (1): 77-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0001437008010098 [details]
additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 185-186 [details]
additional source Pax, F. (1932). Die Antipatharien und Madreporarien des arktischen Gebietes. Gustav Fischer. Jena., chapter 1, volume 6, pp. 269-280
page(s): 278 [details]
additional source Fosshagen, A.; HøisSter, T. (1992). The second Norwegian record of the deep-water coral, Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Sarsia, 77, 291-292, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1992.10413514
page(s): 291 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1984). New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bishop Musem.</em> 25(10): 1-30. [details] Available for editors
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): 32 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors
additional source Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Wells JW. (1984). Notes on Indo-Paciflc scleractinian corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 38 (3): 205-219. [details]
additional source Keller NB, Os'kina NS. (2008). Habitat temperature ranges of azooxantellate scleractinian corals in the World Ocean. <em>Oceanology.</em> 48 (1): 77-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0001437008010098 [details]
additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 185-186 [details]
additional source Pax, F. (1932). Die Antipatharien und Madreporarien des arktischen Gebietes. Gustav Fischer. Jena., chapter 1, volume 6, pp. 269-280
page(s): 278 [details]
additional source Fosshagen, A.; HøisSter, T. (1992). The second Norwegian record of the deep-water coral, Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Sarsia, 77, 291-292, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1992.10413514
page(s): 291 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NHM B626, verbatimGeounit Recent; Lofoten, Nor... [details]
Unknown type USNM 47536, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47537, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Recent; Lofoten, Norway, 548 m [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fungiacyathus fragilis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fungiacyathus fragilis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
From editor or global species database
