WoRMS taxon details
Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979
135155 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135155)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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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Holotype USNM 46986, geounit Saint Vincent and the...
Holotype USNM 46986, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 183-1000 m
Depth range 183-1000 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135155 on 2025-08-20
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Nomenclature
original description
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 [request]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 86 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 86 [details] Available for editors
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context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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): 21 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors [request]
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. (2009). A revision of the genus Deltocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from New Caledonia, with the description of a new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 31(2): 233-248.
page(s): 234, 235, 237 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Reyes, J., N. Santodomingo & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2262: 1-39. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brito A, Ocaña O. (2004). Corals of the Canary Islands. Skeleton anthozoans of the littoral and deep bottoms. <em>Francisco Lemus, La Laguna.</em> 1-477 pp. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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): 21 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]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. (2009). A revision of the genus Deltocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from New Caledonia, with the description of a new species. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 31(2): 233-248.
page(s): 234, 235, 237 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reyes, J., N. Santodomingo & S.D. Cairns. (2009). Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2262: 1-39. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Brito A, Ocaña O. (2004). Corals of the Canary Islands. Skeleton anthozoans of the littoral and deep bottoms. <em>Francisco Lemus, La Laguna.</em> 1-477 pp. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 46986, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ICN CNI382 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI383 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI384 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI385 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI386 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI716 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI717 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI718 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI719 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI720 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI721 [details]
Nontype ICN CNI722 [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Dominican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype TAMU, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,50486111111, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,59375, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UMML 0,59444444444, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 36461, geounit Anguilla Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46415, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46416, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46417, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46418, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46419, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46420, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46421, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46422, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46423, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46423, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46424, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46425, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46426, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46427, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46429, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46430, geounit Saint Lucia Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46431, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46434, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46434, geounit Nicaraguan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46435, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46436, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 46438, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Anguilla Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 46428, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 183-1000 m [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deltocyathus eccentricus USNM 46986 Bottom View)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deltocyathus eccentricus USNM 46986 Side View)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (669 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 46986)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deltocyathus eccentricus USNM 46986 Bottom View)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Deltocyathus eccentricus USNM 46986 Side View)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (669 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 46986)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
