WoRMS taxon details
Anthemiphyllia patera Pourtalès, 1878
346422 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:346422)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Anthemiphyllia patera costata Cairns, 1999
- Subspecies Anthemiphyllia patera patera Pourtalès, 1878
marine, fresh, terrestrial
de Pourtalès L.F. (1878). Corals. In: Reports on the dredging operations of the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 5: 197-212, pl. 1. [details]
Holotype , verbatimGeounit Recent; off Havana, ...
, Note Recent; off Havana, Cuba, 534 m
Holotype , verbatimGeounit Recent; off Havana, ... [details]
Type locality Recent; off Havana, Cuba, 534 m [details]
Depth range 320-700 m
Depth range 320-700 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Anthemiphyllia patera Pourtalès, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346422 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
de Pourtalès L.F. (1878). Corals. In: Reports on the dredging operations of the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 5: 197-212, pl. 1. [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. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
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Other
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 Cairns, S.D. (1977). A checklist of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 6 (1): 9-15., available online at https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol6/iss1/2/
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 97, 112, 119, pl. II [details]
additional source Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230
page(s): 80, 416, 423 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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): 264 [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. (1977). A checklist of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. <em>Gulf Research Reports.</em> 6 (1): 9-15., available online at https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol6/iss1/2/
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors

additional source Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 97, 112, 119, pl. II [details]
additional source Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230
page(s): 80, 416, 423 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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): 264 [details]





Holotype , verbatimGeounit Recent; off Havana, ... [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMC, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 45915, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 45916, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]