WoRMS taxon details
Distichopora coccinea Gray, 1860
288322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288322)
accepted
Species
Distichopora violacea f. cornuta Broch, 1942 · unaccepted
Lithodendron sacchartum von Martens, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1860). Description of a new species of <i>Distichopora</i> from New Caledonia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1860: 244-245. [details]
Depth range shallow water
Depth range shallow water [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora coccinea Gray, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288322 on 2026-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1860). Description of a new species of <i>Distichopora</i> from New Caledonia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1860: 244-245. [details]
original description (of Distichopora violacea f. cornuta Broch, 1942) Broch H. (1942). Investigations on Stylasteridae (Hydrocorals). <em>Skrifer Utgitt av Det Norske Vidensk-Akademi i Oslo, I. Mat.-Naturv. Klasse No. 3.</em> 3: 3-113.
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig 2. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Distichopora violacea f. cornuta Broch, 1942) Broch H. (1942). Investigations on Stylasteridae (Hydrocorals). <em>Skrifer Utgitt av Det Norske Vidensk-Akademi i Oslo, I. Mat.-Naturv. Klasse No. 3.</em> 3: 3-113.
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig 2. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boschma H. (1959). Revision of the Indo-Pacific species of the genus Distichopora. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 29 (1): 121-171, pls. 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/26660644-02901008 [details]
additional source Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514 [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1884). On new Stylasteridae, with remarks on some recently described forms. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 13: 111-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938409459208 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source Wright B. (1882). Some new species of corals. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5).</em> 9: 73-78, pls. 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194528 [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1885). Note on deep-sea and shallow-water Hydrozoa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 16: 156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995759 [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. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Eguchi M. (1968). The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. Collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. In The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. <em>Maruzen Co.</em> Ltd., Tokyo : 1-53, pls. 1-36, C1-C80, pls. C1-C33, A1-A2, Pl. A. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boschma H. (1959). Revision of the Indo-Pacific species of the genus Distichopora. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 29 (1): 121-171, pls. 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/26660644-02901008 [details]
additional source Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514 [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1884). On new Stylasteridae, with remarks on some recently described forms. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 13: 111-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938409459208 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source Wright B. (1882). Some new species of corals. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5).</em> 9: 73-78, pls. 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194528 [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1885). Note on deep-sea and shallow-water Hydrozoa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 16: 156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29995759 [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. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Eguchi M. (1968). The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. Collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. In The hydrocorals and scleractinian corals of Sagami Bay. <em>Maruzen Co.</em> Ltd., Tokyo : 1-53, pls. 1-36, C1-C80, pls. C1-C33, A1-A2, Pl. A. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
