UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004

WoRMS taxon details

Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004

AphiaID

286816 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286816)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Paracyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Original name

Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004

Environment

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

Original description

Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Holotype NTM C8139, geounit Australian Exclusive...

Holotype NTM C8139, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range 0-26 m

Depth range 0-26 m [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286816 on 2025-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-07-29 18:23:21Z

checked

Cairns, Stephen

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors

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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]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]