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Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878

288323  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288323)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pourtalès, L. F.; De. (1878). Corals. In: Report on the Dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 5(9): 197-212, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295850
page(s): 210, pl. 1 fig. 9 [details] 
Note Off Havana, Cuba; depth 320 m  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Havana, Cuba; depth 320 m [details]
Depth range 125-368 m  
Depth range 125-368 m [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288323 on 2024-11-19
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
2010-09-24 14:30:52Z
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2024-08-12 12:54:01Z
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original description Pourtalès, L. F.; De. (1878). Corals. In: Report on the Dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 5(9): 197-212, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295850
page(s): 210, pl. 1 fig. 9 [details] 

basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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. [details] 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1986). A revision of the Northwest Atlantic Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 418: 1-131., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0418.pdf
page(s): 31, figs 12A-I, 53C, L [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Depth range 125-368 m [details]

Type locality Off Havana, Cuba; depth 320 m [details]

Unreviewed
Biology calcareous colonies, no free medusae [details]
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