Scleractinia taxon details
Eguchipsammia wellsi (Eguchi, 1968)
286987 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286987)
accepted
Species
Alcockia wellsi (Eguchi, 1968) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dendrophyllia (Alcockia) wellsi Eguchi, 1968 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Dendrophyllia wellsi Eguchi, 1968 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dendrophyllia (Alcockia) wellsi Eguchi, 1968) Eguchi M. (1968). The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. Collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. In The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. <em>Maruzen Co.</em> Ltd., Tokyo : 1-53, pls. 1-36, C1-C80, pls. C1-C33, A1-A2, Pl. A. [details]
Lectotype (of Alcockia wellsi (Eguchi, 1968)) TIUS...
Lectotype (of Alcockia wellsi (Eguchi, 1968)) TIUS 58969, verbatimGeounit of Honshu, japan, 16... [details]
Depth range 32-196 m
Depth range 32-196 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Eguchipsammia wellsi (Eguchi, 1968). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286987 on 2026-08-15
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(of Dendrophyllia (Alcockia) wellsi Eguchi, 1968) Eguchi M. (1968). The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. Collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. In The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. <em>Maruzen Co.</em> Ltd., Tokyo : 1-53, pls. 1-36, C1-C80, pls. C1-C33, A1-A2, Pl. A. [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., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tachikawa, H. (2005). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Hexacorallia, Anthozoa, Cnidaria) collected from Otsuki, Kochi prefecture, Japan. <em>Kuroshio Biosphere.</em> 2: 1-27. [details]
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
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
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.557.i [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 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): 27 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tachikawa, H. (2005). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Hexacorallia, Anthozoa, Cnidaria) collected from Otsuki, Kochi prefecture, Japan. <em>Kuroshio Biosphere.</em> 2: 1-27. [details]
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
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
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.557.i [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Alcockia wellsi (Eguchi, 1968)) TIUS 58969, verbatimGeounit of Honshu, japan, 16... [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97624, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97625, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 97626, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type IGPS 58974 [details]
Unknown type ORI, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92895, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92896, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 92897, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMUC, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 32-196 m [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dendrophyllia wellsi Eguchi, 1968)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
