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Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
1369476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1369476)
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Species
- Variety Caryophyllia cyathus var. africana Duncan, 1873 accepted as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora cyathus Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis & Solander, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1369476 on 2025-04-04
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(of Madrepora cyathus Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details]
Other
additional source
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 226 [details]
additional source Grube, A. E. (1864). Die insel Lussin und ihre Meeresfauna. Nach einem Sechswöchentlichen Aufenthalte. <em>Ferdinand Hirt: Breslau.</em> 116 pp., 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3148838
page(s): 18, 108 [details]
additional source Weill, R., 1934. Contribution à l'étude des Cnidaires et de leurs nématocystes. II. Valeur taxonomique du cnidôme. Trav. Stn zool. Wimereux 11 : 349-701.
page(s): 357, 612, 616 [details]
additional source Dana, J.D. (1846-1847). On Zoophytes. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 2(4): 64-69; 2(5): 187-202; 3(7): 1-24; 3(8): 160-163; 3(9): 337-347. New-Haven., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28135503
page(s): 372 [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 306, 310, 313, 337, 343, pl. XLVIII [details]
additional source Rioja y Martín, J., 1906. Datos para el conocimiento de la fauna marina de España. Celentéreos de la estación de Biología de Santander. Bolm R. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. 6 6: 275-280.
page(s): 280 [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): 20 [details]
additional source Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 370 [details]
additional source Zibrowius 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) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm
page(s): 372 [details]
additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
page(s): 101 [details]
additional source Ocaña O, den Hartog JC, Brito A, Morro L, Herrara R, Martin J, Ramos-Espla AA, Ballesteros E, Bacallado JJ. (2015). A survey on Anthozoa and its habitats along the northwest African coast and some islands: new records, descriptions of new taxa and biogeographical, ecological and taxonomical comments. part 1. <em>Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.</em> 27: 9-66. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gravier, C. (1920). Madréporaires provenant des campagnes des yachts Princesse-Alice et Hirondelle II (1893-1913). <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 55: 1-123, pls 1-16. [details]
additional source Catullo T.A. (1857). Dei terreni di sedimento superiore della Venezie e dei fossili Bryozoari, Antozoari e Spongiari. <em>Angelo Sicca, Padova.</em> 1-8, 1-88, pls 1-19., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=_RY0AQAAMAAJ [details]
additional source Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48.
page(s): 17, 18, 21 [details]
additional source Hoffmeister, J.E. (1933). Report on deep sea corals; obtained bv F.I.S "Endeavour" on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Australia. <em>Dept. of Trade and Customs, Fisheries, Endeavour Reports.</em> 6: 1-16, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 1, 14 [details]
additional source Döderlein L. (1913). Die Steinkorallen aus dem Golf von Neapel. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 21: 105-152, pls. 7-9. [details]
additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco.</em> 8(1): 1-36. [details]
additional source Lacaze-Duthiers, H. (1897). Faune du Golfe de Lion. Coralliaires. Zoanthaires sclérodermés (Deuxième mémoire). <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale, Sér. 3.</em> 5: 1-249, pls. 1-12. [details]
additional source Marenzeller, E. von. (1904). Steinkorallen. <em>Wissenschaflichte Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia", 1838-1899,.</em> Band 7: 281-318, pls. 14-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6308054 [details]
additional source Brito 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 source Kružić P. (2002). Marine fauna of the Mljet National Park (Adriatic Sea, Croatia). 1. Anthozoa. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 11: 265-292. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]
additional source Rossi L. (1957). Revisione critica dei Madreporarii del Mar Ligure. <em>Doriana.</em> 2 (76): 1-19, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 1 [details]
additional source Pax, F.; Müller, I. (1962). Die Anthozoenfauna der Adria / Fauna antozoa Jadrana. Fauna et Flora Adriatica, 3, 1-343
page(s): 239-241 [details]
additional source Duerden, J. E. (1898). On the relations of certain Stichodactylinae to the Madreporaria. Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology), 26, 635-653
page(s): 641 [details]
additional source Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers, quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides (1). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 11, 3, 265-298
page(s): 236 [details]
additional source Pax, F.; Müller, I. (1955). Gli Antozoi del Golfo di Trieste. Atti del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Trieste, 20(6): 49-102
page(s): 86 [details]
additional source Álvarez-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 [details]
additional source Zibrowius, H.; Grieshaber, A. (1977). Scléractinaires de l'Adriatique. Tethys, 7, 4, 375-384
page(s): 379 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42
page(s): 7, 11-12 [details]
additional source Ramil Blanco, F.; Pulpeiro, E. F. (1990). Inventario de los antozoos de Galicia. A checklist of the Anthozoa from Galicia. Boletin de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 86(1-4): 17-30
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Joubin L. (1927). Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis et Solander 1786) Lamarck 1801. <em>In: (1927-1930) Faune et flore de la Méditerranée. Hexcorallia.</em> 1 sheet: 2 pages. [details]
additional source Kruzic, P.; Zibrowius, H.; Pozar‐Domac, A. (2002). Actiniaria and Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Adriatic Sea (Croatia): First records, confirmed occurrences and significant range extensions of certain species. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 69(4): 345-353., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000209356480 [details]
additional source Catullo, T. A. (1847). Cenni sopra il terreno di sedimento superiore delle provincie venete e descrizione di alcune specie di polipai fossili ch'esso racchiude. <em>Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.</em> 4: 3-44, pls. 1-4. [details]
page(s): 226 [details]
additional source Grube, A. E. (1864). Die insel Lussin und ihre Meeresfauna. Nach einem Sechswöchentlichen Aufenthalte. <em>Ferdinand Hirt: Breslau.</em> 116 pp., 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3148838
page(s): 18, 108 [details]
additional source Weill, R., 1934. Contribution à l'étude des Cnidaires et de leurs nématocystes. II. Valeur taxonomique du cnidôme. Trav. Stn zool. Wimereux 11 : 349-701.
page(s): 357, 612, 616 [details]
additional source Dana, J.D. (1846-1847). On Zoophytes. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 2(4): 64-69; 2(5): 187-202; 3(7): 1-24; 3(8): 160-163; 3(9): 337-347. New-Haven., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28135503
page(s): 372 [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 306, 310, 313, 337, 343, pl. XLVIII [details]
additional source Rioja y Martín, J., 1906. Datos para el conocimiento de la fauna marina de España. Celentéreos de la estación de Biología de Santander. Bolm R. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. 6 6: 275-280.
page(s): 280 [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): 20 [details]
additional source Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 370 [details]
additional source Zibrowius 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) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm
page(s): 372 [details]
additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
page(s): 101 [details]
additional source Ocaña O, den Hartog JC, Brito A, Morro L, Herrara R, Martin J, Ramos-Espla AA, Ballesteros E, Bacallado JJ. (2015). A survey on Anthozoa and its habitats along the northwest African coast and some islands: new records, descriptions of new taxa and biogeographical, ecological and taxonomical comments. part 1. <em>Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.</em> 27: 9-66. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gravier, C. (1920). Madréporaires provenant des campagnes des yachts Princesse-Alice et Hirondelle II (1893-1913). <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 55: 1-123, pls 1-16. [details]
additional source Catullo T.A. (1857). Dei terreni di sedimento superiore della Venezie e dei fossili Bryozoari, Antozoari e Spongiari. <em>Angelo Sicca, Padova.</em> 1-8, 1-88, pls 1-19., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=_RY0AQAAMAAJ [details]
additional source Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48.
page(s): 17, 18, 21 [details]
additional source Hoffmeister, J.E. (1933). Report on deep sea corals; obtained bv F.I.S "Endeavour" on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Australia. <em>Dept. of Trade and Customs, Fisheries, Endeavour Reports.</em> 6: 1-16, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 1, 14 [details]
additional source Döderlein L. (1913). Die Steinkorallen aus dem Golf von Neapel. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 21: 105-152, pls. 7-9. [details]
additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco.</em> 8(1): 1-36. [details]
additional source Lacaze-Duthiers, H. (1897). Faune du Golfe de Lion. Coralliaires. Zoanthaires sclérodermés (Deuxième mémoire). <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale, Sér. 3.</em> 5: 1-249, pls. 1-12. [details]
additional source Marenzeller, E. von. (1904). Steinkorallen. <em>Wissenschaflichte Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia", 1838-1899,.</em> Band 7: 281-318, pls. 14-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6308054 [details]
additional source Brito 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 source Kružić P. (2002). Marine fauna of the Mljet National Park (Adriatic Sea, Croatia). 1. Anthozoa. <em>Natura Croatica.</em> 11: 265-292. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]
additional source Rossi L. (1957). Revisione critica dei Madreporarii del Mar Ligure. <em>Doriana.</em> 2 (76): 1-19, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 1 [details]
additional source Pax, F.; Müller, I. (1962). Die Anthozoenfauna der Adria / Fauna antozoa Jadrana. Fauna et Flora Adriatica, 3, 1-343
page(s): 239-241 [details]
additional source Duerden, J. E. (1898). On the relations of certain Stichodactylinae to the Madreporaria. Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology), 26, 635-653
page(s): 641 [details]
additional source Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers, quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides (1). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, 11, 3, 265-298
page(s): 236 [details]
additional source Pax, F.; Müller, I. (1955). Gli Antozoi del Golfo di Trieste. Atti del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Trieste, 20(6): 49-102
page(s): 86 [details]
additional source Álvarez-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 [details]
additional source Zibrowius, H.; Grieshaber, A. (1977). Scléractinaires de l'Adriatique. Tethys, 7, 4, 375-384
page(s): 379 [details]
additional source Squires, D. F. (1959). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 1 Atlantic corals. American Museum Novitates, 1965, 1-42
page(s): 7, 11-12 [details]
additional source Ramil Blanco, F.; Pulpeiro, E. F. (1990). Inventario de los antozoos de Galicia. A checklist of the Anthozoa from Galicia. Boletin de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 86(1-4): 17-30
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Joubin L. (1927). Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis et Solander 1786) Lamarck 1801. <em>In: (1927-1930) Faune et flore de la Méditerranée. Hexcorallia.</em> 1 sheet: 2 pages. [details]
additional source Kruzic, P.; Zibrowius, H.; Pozar‐Domac, A. (2002). Actiniaria and Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Adriatic Sea (Croatia): First records, confirmed occurrences and significant range extensions of certain species. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 69(4): 345-353., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000209356480 [details]
additional source Catullo, T. A. (1847). Cenni sopra il terreno di sedimento superiore delle provincie venete e descrizione di alcune specie di polipai fossili ch'esso racchiude. <em>Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.</em> 4: 3-44, pls. 1-4. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype BMNH 1962.1.15.10, geounit Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
