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original description(ofParacyathus agassizii Duncan, 1873)Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49.[details]
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basis of recordCairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional sourceReyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246.[details]
additional sourceJourdan, E. (1880). Recherches zoologiques et histologiques sur les Zoanthaires du golfe de Marseille. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie.</em> 10(1): 1-154. page(s): 20 [details]
additional sourceBrito A, Ocaña O. (2004). Corals of the Canary Islands. Skeleton anthozoans of the littoral and deep bottoms. <em>Francisco Lemus, La Laguna.</em> 1-477 pp.[details]
additional sourceKružić P. (2002). Marine fauna of the Mljet National Park (Adriatic Sea, Croatia). 1. Anthozoa. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 11: 265-292.[details]
additional sourceKitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518.[details]
additional sourcePires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272.[details]
additional sourceKitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4[details]
additional sourceSantodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6[details]
additional sourceRossi L. (1957). Revisione critica dei Madreporarii del Mar Ligure. <em>Doriana.</em> 2 (76): 1-19, pls. 1-4. page(s): 2, 4, 8-9 [details]
additional sourceHubbard, R. H.; Wells, J. W. (1986). Ahermatypic shallow-water scleractinian corals of Trinidad. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands, 68(211): 121-144 page(s): 133 [details]
additional sourcePax, F.; Müller, I. (1962). Die Anthozoenfauna der Adria / Fauna antozoa Jadrana. Fauna et Flora Adriatica, 3, 1-343 page(s): 234 [details]
additional sourceÁlvarez-Pérez, G.; Busquets, P.; De Mol, B.; Sandoval, N. G.; Canals, M.; Casamor, J. L. (2005). Deep-water coral occurrences in the Strait of Gibraltar. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 207-221 page(s): 213, 215, 217 [details]
additional sourceRossi, L. (1961). Études sur le seuil Siculo -Tunisien. 6. Madréporaires. Campagne de la Calypso (août-septembre 1954). Annales de l'Institute Oceanographique, 5, 169-173 page(s): 34, 37, 46, 47 [details]
additional sourceZibrowius, H.; Grieshaber, A. (1977). Scléractinaires de l'Adriatique. Tethys, 7, 4, 375-384 page(s): 377, 383 [details]
additional sourceReyes, J. O.; Santodomingo, N.; Garcia, A.; Borrero-Pérez, G.; Navas, G. R.; Navas, G.; Mejía-Ladino, L. M.; Bermúdez, A. (2005). Southern Caribbean azooanthellate coral communities off Colombia. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 309-330 page(s): 313, 314 [details]
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additional sourceSquires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42 page(s): 7, 13 [details]
additional sourceZibrowius, H.; Saldanha, L. (1976). Sclératiniaires récoltés en plongée au Portugal et dans les archipels de Madère et des Açores. Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciencias Naturais, 16, 91-114 page(s): 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 104, 106 [details]
additional sourceRossi, L. (1956). Osservazioni ecologiche su alcuni Antozoi del golfo di Genova. Bollettino di Zoologia, 23(2): 237-246 page(s): 239 [details]
additional sourceBitar, G.; Zibrowius, H. (1997). Scleractinian corals from Lebanon, Eastern Mediterranean, including a non-lessepsian invading species (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Scientia Marina, 61(2): 227-231 page(s): 227 [details]
additional sourceKühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113 page(s): 64, 102, 112 [details]
additional sourceJoubin L. (1929). Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi 1842). <em>In: (1927-1930) Faune et flore de la Méditerranée. Hexcorallia.</em> 1 sheet: 2 pages.[details]
additional sourceDuclaux G, Lafargue F. (1972). Madréporaires de Méditerranée occidentale. Recherche des Zooxanthelles symbiontiques. Compléments morphologiques et écologiques. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> 23 (1A): 45-63.[details]
additional sourceCairns, S.D. (1977). A checklist of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 6 (1): 9-15., available online athttps://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol6/iss1/2/[details] Available for editors [request]
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redescriptionZibrowius 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) page(s): 90 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescriptionCairns, 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 [request]
redescriptionCairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341.[details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MRSN 229, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus agassizii Duncan, 1873) UAZM, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype FSBC 15284, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype ICN CNI2166 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2304 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2305 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2306 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2383 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2401 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2410 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2432 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2468 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2470 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2512 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2529 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2565 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2578 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2686 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2712 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2723 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2740 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2755 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2768 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2777 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2794 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2801 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2805 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2815 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2823 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2830 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2841 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2853 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2887 [details]Nontype ICN CNI2912 [details]Nontype ICN CNI310, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype ICN CNI380 [details]Nontype ICN CNI798 [details]Nontype ICN CNI799 [details]Nontype ICN CNI800 [details]Nontype ICN CNI801 [details]Nontype ICN CNI802 [details]Nontype ICN CNI803 [details]Nontype ICN CNI804 [details]Nontype ICN CNI805 [details]Nontype ICN CNI806 [details]Nontype ICN CNI807 [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]Nontype MNHN 1.9.1955, geounit Sao Tome and Principe Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype NMSR 9069, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype TAMU, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype TAMU, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype TAMU, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype TAMU, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype TAMU, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype TAMU, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 10077, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 14003, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 16128, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46121, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46122, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46123, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46124, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46125, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46126, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46127, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46147, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46148, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46149, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46150, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46151, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46153, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46154, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46155, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46156, geounit French Guiana Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46158, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46163, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 46164, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM 80890 [details]Nontype USNM, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Paralectotype (of Paracyathus defilippii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF 277, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 10423, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 14605, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 16125, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 16126, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 16127, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 16129, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 46165, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 46166, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 46167, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 46169, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 61894, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 61899 [details]Unknown type USNM 61906, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 61906, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 61915, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 61918, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 67851, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 67852, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 71666, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 72395, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 72643, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 72647, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 72652, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 72656, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 72657, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75167, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75658, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75663, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75667, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75674, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75696, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75698, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 75727, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 80890, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 81300, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 83449, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 87784, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 89351, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 95498 [details]Unknown type USNM 99200, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 99201, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 99389, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 99390, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 99391, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type USNM 99392, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details] Depth range 17-1260 m [details] Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Habitat shelf to slope [details]