WoRMS taxon details
Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978
288316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288316)
accepted
Species
Conopora anthohelia anceps Cairns, 1978 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps 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.
page(s): 84, pl. 1 figs 1-6 [details]
page(s): 84, pl. 1 figs 1-6 [details]
Depth range 360-577 m
Taxonomy Originally described as D. (Haplomerismos) anceps
Depth range 360-577 m [details]
Taxonomy Originally described as D. (Haplomerismos) anceps
Taxonomy Originally described as D. (Haplomerismos) anceps [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288316 on 2026-06-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps 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.
page(s): 84, pl. 1 figs 1-6 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 84, pl. 1 figs 1-6 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (2005). Revision of the Hawaiian Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Athecata). <em>Pacific Science.</em> 59(3): 439-451., available online at https://doi.org/10.1353/psc.2005.0034 [details] Available for editors 
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[request]Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Conopora anthohelia anceps Cairns, 1978) USNM 1027755 [details]
Nontype USNM 1021949 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 360-577 m [details]Taxonomy Originally described as D. (Haplomerismos) anceps [details]
Unreviewed
Biology calcareous colonies, no free medusae [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Distichopora anceps)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 56338)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Distichopora anceps)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 56338)
To ITIS
