WoRMS taxon details
Distichopora Lamarck, 1816
205513 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205513)
accepted
Genus
Millepora violacea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (type by monotypy)
Distichopora (Distichopora) Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym)
Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978 · unaccepted (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978
- Species Distichopora anomala Cairns, 1986
- Species Distichopora asulcata Cairns, 2005
- Species Distichopora barbadensis Pourtalès, 1874
- Species Distichopora borealis Fisher, 1938
- Species Distichopora brevistylos Cairns, 2024
- Species Distichopora cervina Pourtalès, 1871
- Species Distichopora coccinea Gray, 1860
- Species Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878
- Species Distichopora cryptostylus Cairns & Pica, 2019
- Species Distichopora dispar Cairns, 1991
- Species Distichopora foliacea Pourtalès, 1868
- Species Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848
- Species Distichopora irregularis Moseley, 1879
- Species Distichopora laevigranulosa Cairns, 1986
- Species Distichopora livida Tenison-Woods, 1880
- Species Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864
- Species Distichopora profunda Hickson & England, 1909
- Species Distichopora providentiae (Hickson & England, 1909)
- Species Distichopora robusta Lindner, Cairns & Guzman, 2004
- Species Distichopora rosalindae Cairns, 1986
- Species Distichopora serpens Broch, 1942
- Species Distichopora sulcata Pourtalès, 1867
- Species Distichopora uniserialis Cairns, 1986
- Species Distichopora vervoorti Cairns & Hoeksema, 1998
- Species Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766)
- Species Distichopora yucatanensis Cairns, 1986
- Subgenus Distichopora (Distichopora) Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Distichopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
- Species Distichopora (Distichopora) violacea (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (changed combination)
- Subgenus Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978
- Species Distichopora alnutti Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonymy)
- Species Distichopora brasseyae Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora brasseyi Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Distichopora brasseyi Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonymy)
- Species Distichopora breviserialis Quelch, 1884 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora cinabarina Nardo, 1844 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distichopora conferta Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora fisheri Broch, 1942 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonymy)
- Species Distichopora fragilis Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848
- Species Distichopora fulvacea Michelin, 1862 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Distichopora granulosa Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora milesii Quelch, 1884 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora ochracea Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (synonymy)
- Species Distichopora purpurea Schmeltz, 1875 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Distichopora rosea Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 197 [details]
page(s): 197 [details]
Depth range 1-806 m
Fossil range Eocene to Recent
Depth range 1-806 m [details]
Fossil range Eocene to Recent
Fossil range Eocene to Recent [details]
WoRMS (2025). Distichopora Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205513 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 197 [details]
original description (of Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978) Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 14(1): 83-87. [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
page(s): 197 [details]
original description (of Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978) Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 14(1): 83-87. [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (2015). Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) of the New Caledonian Region. <em>Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 28. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993), 207. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum: Paris.</em> 361 + 1 cd-rom pp., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/27379
page(s): 153 [details] Available for editors
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 14(1): 83-87. [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 33(2): 427-508. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1986). A revision of the Northwest Atlantic Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 418: 1-131., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0418.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D., 1988. New records of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Western Australia, including the description of two new species. Rec. W. Aust. Mus. 14 1: 105-119. [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1991). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydroida). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 98: 1-179, pls. 1-77. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns S.D. (1986b). Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 426: 1-42. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. & A. Lindner. (2011). A revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and adjacent waters. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 158: 1–88. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 153 [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 14(1): 83-87. [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 33(2): 427-508. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. (1986). A revision of the Northwest Atlantic Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 418: 1-131., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0418.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D., 1988. New records of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Western Australia, including the description of two new species. Rec. W. Aust. Mus. 14 1: 105-119. [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1991). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydroida). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 98: 1-179, pls. 1-77. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns S.D. (1986b). Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 426: 1-42. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. & A. Lindner. (2011). A revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and adjacent waters. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 158: 1–88. [details] Available for editors
[request]Identification resource
identification resource
Cairns, S.D. (1992). A generic revision of the Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 3. Keys to the genera. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(1-2): 538-545. [1991]. published 27 Jan 1992. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Boschma H. (1956). Milleporina and Stylasterina. In: Moore RC (ed) Treatise on invertebrate paleontology F. Coelenterata. <em>Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.</em> F90–F106. [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Boschma H. (1956). Milleporina and Stylasterina. In: Moore RC (ed) Treatise on invertebrate paleontology F. Coelenterata. <em>Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.</em> F90–F106. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-806 m [details]Fossil range Eocene to Recent [details]
