UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Deltocyathus agassizi Pourtal�s, 1867

WoRMS name details

Deltocyathus agassizi Pourtalès, 1867

AphiaID

286789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286789)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Accepted name

Deltocyathus agassizii Pourtalès, 1867

Rank

Species

Parent

Deltocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Original name

Deltocyathus agassizii Pourtalès, 1867

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Subspecies Deltocyathus agassizi calcar Pourtalès, 1874 accepted as Deltocyathus calcar Pourtalès, 1874 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Deltocyathus agassizi var. calcar Pourtalès, 1874 accepted as Deltocyathus calcar Pourtalès, 1874 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge. 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]

(of Deltocyathus agassizii Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge. 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range 494-1115 m

Depth range 494-1115 m [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Deltocyathus agassizi Pourtalès, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286789 on 2025-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

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Nomenclature

original description Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge. 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]

original description (of Deltocyathus agassizii Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge. 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [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]

Taxonomy

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors

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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 Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors

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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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]

additional source Pourtalès L.F. de. (1871). Deep-sea corals. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 2 (4): 1-93, pls. 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13636 [details]

additional source Pourtalès, L. F.; De. (1878). Corals. In: Report on the Dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., commanding. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 5(9): 197-212, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295850
page(s): 200 [details]

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. Proc. R. Soc. 24: 544-569. [details]

additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46.
page(s): 21 [details]

additional source Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. American Journal of Science and Arts. ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 413 [details]

additional source Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 8: 25-50, pls. 6-9. [details]

additional source Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [details]

additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. 8(1): 1-36.
page(s): 16 [details]

additional source Verrill, A. E. (1879). Preliminary check-list of the marine invertebrata of the Atlantic coast, from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers. New Haven. pp. 32.
page(s): 15 [details]

additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 81 (3): 497-518. [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. Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham. pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]

additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 146, 147 [details]

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1977). A checklist of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new species. Gulf Research Reports. 6 (1): 9-15., available online at https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol6/iss1/2/
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors

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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. Zoosystema. 31(2): 233-248.
page(s): 234, 235, 237 [details] Available for editors

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