WoRMS taxon details
original description
Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record
Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
From editor or global species database
Comparison Differs from Oxysmilia in having a monocyclic base [details]
Diagnosis Corallum solitary, elongate-conical to trochoid, firmly attached; base monocyclic; septotheca costate; pedicel and base thick; pali absent; columella papillose. [details]
Remark Three species, all Recent [details]Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]
Depth range 150-1200 m [details]
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