WoRMS taxon details

Errina Gray, 1835

117242 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117242)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Medusozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hydrozoa (Class)
  6. Hydroidolina (Subclass)
  7. Anthoathecata (Order)
  8. Filifera (Suborder)
  9. Stylasteridae (Family)
  10. Errina (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Millepora aspera Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by monotypy)
Errininae Stechow, 1921
 Errininae Hickson, 1912
Stylasteridae Gray, 1847
Errina (Errina) Gray, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Errina (Euerrina) Broch, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Errina (Eu-Errina) Broch, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Errina (Labiata) Broch, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Errina (Labiopora) Moseley, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Labiopora Moseley, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Errina adornata Cairns, 2015
  2. Species Errina altispina Cairns, 1986
  3. Species Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872)
  4. Species Errina argentina Bernal, Cairns & Lauretta, 2019
  5. Species Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767)
  6. Species Errina atlantica Hickson, 1912
  7. Species Errina australis Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013 (accepted > nomen novum)
  8. Species Errina bicolor Cairns, 1991
  9. Species Errina boschmai Cairns, 1983
  10. Species Errina capensis Hickson, 1912
  11. Species Errina chathamensis Cairns, 1991
  12. Species Errina cheilopora Cairns, 1983
  13. Species Errina cochleata Pourtalès, 1867
  14. Species Errina cooki Hickson, 1912
  15. Species Errina cyclopora Cairns, 1983
  16. Species Errina dabneyi (Pourtalès, 1871)
  17. Species Errina dendyi Hickson, 1912
  18. Species Errina fissurata Gray, 1872
  19. Species Errina furcata Cairns, 2024
  20. Species Errina gracilis von Marenzeller, 1903
  21. Species Errina guillei Cairns, 2024
  22. Species Errina japonica Eguchi, 1968
  23. Species Errina kerguelensis Broch, 1942
  24. Species Errina labrosa Pica, Cairns & Puce, 2015
  25. Species Errina laevigata Cairns, 1991
  26. Species Errina laterorifa Eguchi, 1964
  27. Species Errina macrogastra Marenzeller, 1904
  28. Species Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912
  29. Species Errina reticulata Cairns, 1991
  30. Species Errina sinuosa Cairns, 1991
  31. Subgenus Errina (Errina) Gray, 1835 accepted as Errina Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Errina (Errina) amoena Boschma, 1956 accepted as Errina dabneyi (Pourtalès, 1871) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Errina (Errina) antarctica (Gray, 1872) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Errina (Errina) aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Errina (Errina) boschmai Cairns, 1983 accepted as Errina boschmai Cairns, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    5. Species Errina (Errina) capensis Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina capensis Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Errina (Errina) carnea Boschma, 1965 accepted as Errina laterorifa Eguchi, 1964 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    7. Species Errina (Errina) cheilopora Cairns, 1983 accepted as Errina cheilopora Cairns, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    8. Species Errina (Errina) cochleata Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Errina cochleata Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Errina (Errina) cruenta Boschma, 1968 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Species Errina (Errina) dabneyi (Pourtalès, 1871) accepted as Errina dabneyi (Pourtalès, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Errina (Errina) fissurata Gray, 1872 accepted as Errina fissurata Gray, 1872 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    12. Species Errina (Errina) glabra Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Lepidopora glabra (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    13. Species Errina (Errina) gracilis von Marenzeller, 1903 accepted as Errina gracilis von Marenzeller, 1903 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    14. Species Errina (Errina) horrida Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    15. Species Errina (Errina) kerguelensis Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina kerguelensis Broch, 1942 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    16. Species Errina (Errina) labiata (Moseley, 1879) accepted as Paraerrina labiata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    17. Species Errina (Errina) laterorifa Eguchi, 1964 accepted as Errina laterorifa Eguchi, 1964 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    18. Species Errina (Errina) macrogastra Marenzeller, 1904 accepted as Errina macrogastra Marenzeller, 1904 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    19. Species Errina (Errina) moseleyi (Ridley, 1881) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    20. Species Errina (Errina) novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    21. Species Errina (Errina) ramosa Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    22. Species Errina (Errina) rubra Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina dendyi Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    23. Species Errina (Errina) spongiosa Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  32. Subgenus Errina (Euerrina) Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Errina (Euerrina) antarctica (Gray, 1872) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Errina (Euerrina) aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Errina (Euerrina) capensis Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina capensis Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Errina (Euerrina) novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Errina (Euerrina) rubra Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina dendyi Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Errina (Euerrina) spongiosa Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  33. Subgenus Errina (Eu-Errina) Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
    1. Species Errina (Eu-Errina) antarctica (Gray, 1872) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    2. Species Errina (Eu-Errina) aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    3. Species Errina (Eu-Errina) capensis Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina capensis Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    4. Species Errina (Eu-Errina) spongiosa Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
  34. Subgenus Errina (Inferiolabiata) Broch, 1951 accepted as Paraerrina Broch, 1942 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) cervicornis Broch, 1942 accepted as Paraerrina cervicornis (Broch, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) echinata (Moseley, 1879) accepted as Stellapora echinata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) fascicularis Cairns, 1983 accepted as Paraerrina fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    4. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) glabra (Pourtalès, 1867) accepted as Lepidopora glabra (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) labiata Moseley, 1879 accepted as Paraerrina labiata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) lowei Cairns, 1983 accepted as Paraerrina lowei (Cairns, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    7. Species Errina (Inferiolabiata) tenuistylus Broch, 1942 accepted as Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Subgenus Errina (Labiata) Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Errina (Labiata) cervicornis Broch, 1942 accepted as Paraerrina cervicornis (Broch, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    2. Species Errina (Labiata) labiata Moseley, 1879 accepted as Paraerrina labiata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Errina (Labiata) tenuistylus Broch, 1942 accepted as Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  36. Subgenus Errina (Labiopora) Moseley, 1879 accepted as Errina Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Errina (Labiopora) antarctica (Gray, 1872) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Errina (Labiopora) aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Errina aspera (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Errina (Labiopora) capensis Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina capensis Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    4. Species Errina (Labiopora) gracilis von Marenzeller, 1903 accepted as Errina gracilis von Marenzeller, 1903 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Errina (Labiopora) moseleyi (Ridley, 1881) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Errina (Labiopora) novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Errina (Labiopora) novae-zelandiae Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
  37. Subgenus Errina (Lepidopora) Pourtalès, 1871 accepted as Lepidopora Pourtalès, 1871 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Errina (Lepidopora) atlantica Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina atlantica Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Errina (Lepidopora) carinata (Pourtalès, 1867) accepted as Lepidopora carinata (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Errina (Lepidopora) cochleata Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Errina cochleata Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Errina (Lepidopora) decipiens Boschma, 1964 accepted as Lepidopora decipiens (Boschma, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    5. Species Errina (Lepidopora) diffusa Boschma, 1963 accepted as Lepidopora diffusa (Boschma, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    6. Species Errina (Lepidopora) glabra Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Lepidopora glabra (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Errina (Lepidopora) hicksoni Boschma, 1963 accepted as Lepidopora eburnea (Calvet, 1903) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    8. Species Errina (Lepidopora) horrida Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Errina (Lepidopora) porifera Naumov, 1960 accepted as Errinopora porifera (Naumov, 1960) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Errina (Lepidopora) ramosa Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Errina (Lepidopora) sarmentosa Boschma, 1968 accepted as Lepidopora sarmentosa (Boschma, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  38. Subgenus Errina (Spinipora) Moseley, 1879 accepted as Stellapora Cairns, 1983 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Errina (Spinipora) echinata (Moseley, 1879) accepted as Stellapora echinata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  39. Species Errina amoena Boschma, 1956 accepted as Errina dabneyi (Pourtalès, 1871) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  40. Species Errina carinata (Pourtalès, 1867) accepted as Lepidopora carinata (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Errina carnea Boschma, 1965 accepted as Errina laterorifa Eguchi, 1964 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Species Errina cervicornis Broch, 1942 accepted as Paraerrina cervicornis (Broch, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Errina cruenta Boschma, 1968 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  44. Species Errina decipiens Boschma, 1964 accepted as Lepidopora decipiens (Boschma, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Errina diffusa Boschma, 1963 accepted as Lepidopora diffusa (Boschma, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. Species Errina echinata (Moseley, 1879) accepted as Stellapora echinata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Errina fascicularis Cairns, 1983 accepted as Paraerrina fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Errina glabra Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Lepidopora glabra (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  49. Species Errina hachijoensis Eguchi, 1968 accepted as Paraerrina hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  50. Species Errina hicksoni Boschma, 1963 accepted as Lepidopora eburnea (Calvet, 1903) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Species Errina hicksoni Cairns, 1991 accepted as Errina australis Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  52. Species Errina horrida Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  53. Species Errina labiata Moseley, 1879 accepted as Paraerrina labiata (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  54. Species Errina lowei Cairns, 1983 accepted as Paraerrina lowei (Cairns, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Errina moseleyi (Ridley, 1881) accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Species Errina novae-zelandiae Hickson, 1912 accepted as Errina novaezelandiae Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  57. Species Errina porifera Naumov, 1960 accepted as Errinopora porifera (Naumov, 1960) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  58. Species Errina pourtalesii Dall, 1884 accepted as Errinopora pourtalesii (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  59. Species Errina ramosa Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  60. Species Errina regularis (Kirkpatrick, 1897) accepted as Phalangopora regularis Kirkpatrick, 1897 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Errina rubra Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina dendyi Hickson, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  62. Species Errina sarmentosa Boschma, 1968 accepted as Lepidopora sarmentosa (Boschma, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Errina spongiosa Broch, 1942 accepted as Errina antarctica (Gray, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Errina tenuistylus Broch, 1942 accepted as Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray JE. (1835). Characters of two new genera of corals, <i>Errina</i> and <i>Anthophora</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1835: 85-86.
page(s): 85 [details] 
Depth range 6-1772 m  
Depth range 6-1772 m [details]

Fossil range Paleocene to Recent  
Fossil range Paleocene to Recent [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Errina Gray, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117242 on 2026-08-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-11 06:44:08Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-11-21 17:12:16Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2020-02-04 09:05:49Z
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Schuchert, Peter
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Schuchert, Peter

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Nomenclature

original description Gray JE. (1835). Characters of two new genera of corals, <i>Errina</i> and <i>Anthophora</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1835: 85-86.
page(s): 85 [details] 

original description (of Errina (Labiata) Broch, 1942) Broch H. (1942). Investigations on Stylasteridae (Hydrocorals). <em>Skrifer Utgitt av Det Norske Vidensk-Akademi i Oslo, I. Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig Klasse No. 3.</em> 3: 3-113. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Errina (Eu-Errina) Broch, 1942) Broch H. (1942). Investigations on Stylasteridae (Hydrocorals). <em>Skrifer Utgitt av Det Norske Vidensk-Akademi i Oslo, I. Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig Klasse No. 3.</em> 3: 3-113. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Labiopora Moseley, 1879) 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] OpenAccess publication

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

redescription Cairns S.D. (1986). Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 426: 1-42. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1983). Antarctic and subantarctic Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XIII. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 38 (2): 61-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/ar038p0061 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [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
page(s): 49 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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  PDF available [request]

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): 127 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

redescription Zibrowius, H. & S.D. Cairns. (1992). Revision of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoolologie.</em> 153: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059567 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [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  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Boschma H. (1963). On the stylasterine genus Errina, with the description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Series C.</em> 66 (4): 331-344, pl. 1. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source 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  PDF available [request]

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] OpenAccess publication

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details] 

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Wells JW. (1954). Recent corals of the Marshall Islands: Bikini and nearby atolls, part 2, oceanography (biologic). <em>U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 260(I): 385-486., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp260i
page(s): 395, 476 [details] 

 
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Depth range 6-1772 m [details]

Diagnosis Colonies uniplanar or bushy. Coenosteal texture usually reticulate-granular, but may be linearimbricate, and occur in a variety of colours. Gastro- and dactylopores arranged uniformly on branches; gastropore abcauline lips may be present. Gastrostyles present. Dactylopore spines thick walled and horseshoe-shaped, the dactylotome facing downward (adcauline), sometimes clustered; dactylostyles absent. Ampullae usually superficial with lateral or apical efferent pores [details]

Fossil range Paleocene to Recent [details]
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