WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870) Verrill, A.E. (1870). Contributions to zoology from the museum of Yale College. No. 7. Descriptions of new corals. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 49: 370-375., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36445896 [details]
original description
(of Heteropsammia multilobata Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description
(of Heterocyathus eupsammides Gray, 1849) Gray, J.E. (1849). Description of some corals, including a new British coral discovered by W. Mac-Andrew, Esq. <em>Proceedings Zoological Society of London.</em> 17: 74-77. [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. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Mehrotra R, Chavanich S, Monchanin C, Jualaong S, Hoeksema BW. (2023). Biodiversity, ecology, and taxonomy of sediment-dwelling Dendrophylliidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Thailand. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92(5): 468-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10050 [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]
new combination reference
Hoeksema BW, Best MB (1991) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 2. Sipunculan-associated species belonging to the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 65: 221-245. [details]
Unverified
Biology solitary or small colonies; zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate [details]
Depth range 1-38 m [details]
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smooth bum coral |
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