WoRMS taxon details
Cryptotrochus Cairns, 1988
267352 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267352)
accepted
Genus
Cryptotrochus carolinensis Cairns, 1988 (type by original designation)
- Species Cryptotrochus aequus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Species Cryptotrochus brevipalus Cairns, 1999
- Species Cryptotrochus carolinensis Cairns, 1988
- Species Cryptotrochus javanus Cairns, 1988
- Species Cryptotrochus palacrotenes Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Species Cryptotrochus venustus (Alcock, 1902) accepted as Pleotrochus venustus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cairns, S.D., 1988. Cryptotrochus, new genus and two new species of deep-water corals (Scleractinia: Turbinoliidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 101(4): 709-716. [details]
Depth range 320-700 m
Depth range 320-700 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Cryptotrochus Cairns, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267352 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Cairns, S.D., 1988. Cryptotrochus, new genus and two new species of deep-water corals (Scleractinia: Turbinoliidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 101(4): 709-716. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1997). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Turbinoliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 591: 1-55. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1997). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Turbinoliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 591: 1-55. [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source 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 Alveolocyathus in having an imperforate theca. [details]Diagnosis Corallum ceratoid to trochoid, with a pointed base and circular in cross section; GCD up to 10 mm; theca imperforate; costae ridged and serrate, originating by trifurcation; septa hexamerally arranged in 4 cycles; one crown of 6P2; columella papillose. [details]
Remark This genus and family was monographed by Cairns (1997), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 320-700 m [details]