WoRMS taxon details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) calveri Duncan, 1873
135137 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135137)
accepted
Species
Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873 · alternative representation
Caryophyllia calvery Duncan, 1873 · alternative representation (misspelling)
Cyathina electra Milne Edwards, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina pezita Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina peziza Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Caryophyllia calveri 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]
Depth range 301-804m
Depth range 301-804m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) calveri Duncan, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135137 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Caryophyllia calveri 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]
original description (of Cyathina pezita Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
basis of record Cairns, 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]
original description (of Cyathina pezita Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
basis of record Cairns, 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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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
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context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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






Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98605, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 301-804m [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyathina pezita Ehrenberg, 1834)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caryophyllia calveri) (from synonym Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (65 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyathina pezita Ehrenberg, 1834)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caryophyllia calveri) (from synonym Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (65 records)
To ITIS