WoRMS taxon details
Heteropsammia eupsammides (Gray, 1849)
288393 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288393)
accepted
Species
Heterocyathus eupsammides Gray, 1849 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteropsammia multilobata Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Heterocyathus eupsammides Gray, 1849) Gray, J.E. (1849). Description of some corals, including a new British coral discovered by W. Mac-Andrew, Esq. <em>Proceedings Zoological Society of London.</em> 17: 74-77. [details]
Depth range 1-38 m
Depth range 1-38 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Heteropsammia eupsammides (Gray, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288393 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870) Verrill, A.E. (1870). Contributions to zoology from the museum of Yale College. No. 7. Descriptions of new corals. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 49: 370-375., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36445896 [details]
original description (of Heteropsammia multilobata Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Heterocyathus eupsammides Gray, 1849) Gray, J.E. (1849). Description of some corals, including a new British coral discovered by W. Mac-Andrew, Esq. <em>Proceedings Zoological Society of London.</em> 17: 74-77. [details]
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 Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mehrotra R, Chavanich S, Monchanin C, Jualaong S, Hoeksema BW. (2023). Biodiversity, ecology, and taxonomy of sediment-dwelling Dendrophylliidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Thailand. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92(5): 468-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10050 [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.
page(s): 27 [details]
new combination reference Hoeksema BW, Best MB (1991) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 2. Sipunculan-associated species belonging to the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 65: 221-245. [details]
original description (of Heteropsammia multilobata Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
original description (of Heterocyathus eupsammides Gray, 1849) Gray, J.E. (1849). Description of some corals, including a new British coral discovered by W. Mac-Andrew, Esq. <em>Proceedings Zoological Society of London.</em> 17: 74-77. [details]
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 Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Mehrotra R, Chavanich S, Monchanin C, Jualaong S, Hoeksema BW. (2023). Biodiversity, ecology, and taxonomy of sediment-dwelling Dendrophylliidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Thailand. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92(5): 468-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10050 [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.
page(s): 27 [details]
new combination reference Hoeksema BW, Best MB (1991) New observations on scleractinian corals from Indonesia: 2. Sipunculan-associated species belonging to the genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 65: 221-245. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Biology solitary or small colonies; zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 1-38 m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | smooth bum coral | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Heterocyathus eupsammides Gray, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Heteropsammia multilobata Moseley, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Heteropsammia multilobata Moseley, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Heteropsammia geminata Verrill, 1870)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records)
To ITIS
