Scleractinia taxon details
Deltocyathus halianthus (Lindström, 1877)
286795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286795)
accepted
Species
Leptocyathus halianthus Lindström, 1877 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Leptocyathus halianthus Lindström, 1877) Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [details] 
Depth range 46-130 m
Depth range 46-130 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Deltocyathus halianthus (Lindström, 1877). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286795 on 2026-05-30
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(of Leptocyathus halianthus Lindström, 1877) Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [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 Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2009). A revision of the genus Deltocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from New Caledonia, with the description of a new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 31(2): 233-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/z2009n2a2
page(s): 234, 235, 236 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [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): 21 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors
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 Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2009). A revision of the genus Deltocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from New Caledonia, with the description of a new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 31(2): 233-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/z2009n2a2
page(s): 234, 235, 236 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [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): 21 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
