Scleractinia taxon details
Letepsammia fissilis Cairns, 1995
290285 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290285)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210.
page(s): 35-36, Plate 3, a-e [details] Available for editors
page(s): 35-36, Plate 3, a-e [details] Available for editors

Holotype NMNZ CO281, geounit New Zealand Exclusive...
Holotype NMNZ CO281, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 106-458 m
Taxonomy The same as Letepsammia sp. sensu Squires, 1964
Depth range 106-458 m [details]
Taxonomy The same as Letepsammia sp. sensu Squires, 1964
Taxonomy The same as Letepsammia sp. sensu Squires, 1964 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Letepsammia fissilis Cairns, 1995. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290285 on 2025-04-01
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Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210.
page(s): 35-36, Plate 3, a-e [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (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 Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
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): 34 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 35-36, Plate 3, a-e [details] Available for editors

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (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 Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors

additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors

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): 34 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors





Holotype NMNZ CO281, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15275, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MTQ G56431, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 89-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NMNZ CO223, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NMNZ CO281, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NMNZ CO287, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NMNZ CO308, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NZOI P-1007, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NZOI P-1008, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NZOI P-1009, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NZOI P-1010, geounit High Seas [details]
Paratype USNM 81868, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 81869, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 94085, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 94086, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]