Scleractinia name details

Caryophyllia cyathus var. africana Duncan, 1873

1564914  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1564914)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Caryophylliidae (Family)
  9. Caryophyllia (Genus)
  10. Caryophyllia cyathus (Species)
  11. Caryophyllia cyathus var. africana (Variety)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x
page(s): 313, 343, pl. XLVIII [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia cyathus var. africana Duncan, 1873. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1564914 on 2026-05-16
Date
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2014-05-29 10:34:41Z
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Fautin, Daphne
2022-06-05 06:17:05Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2022-06-05 15:00:04Z
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Hoeksema, Bert

original description Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x
page(s): 313, 343, pl. XLVIII [details] 

basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   


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