WoRMS name details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) formosa Pourtalès, 1867
493810 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:493810)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pourtalès, Louis F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 1(6):103–120. 1st series 1867, 2nd series 1868 1(7): 121–142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details] 
(of Caryophyllia formosa Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, Louis F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 1(6):103–120. 1st series 1867, 2nd series 1868 1(7): 121–142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
(of Caryophyllia formosa Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, Louis F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 1(6):103–120. 1st series 1867, 2nd series 1868 1(7): 121–142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) formosa Pourtalès, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493810 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Pourtalès, Louis F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 1(6):103–120. 1st series 1867, 2nd series 1868 1(7): 121–142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
original description (of Caryophyllia formosa Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, Louis F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 1(6):103–120. 1st series 1867, 2nd series 1868 1(7): 121–142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Caryophyllia formosa Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, Louis F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.</em> 1(6):103–120. 1st series 1867, 2nd series 1868 1(7): 121–142., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
basis of record 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
