WoRMS name details
Rhizotrochus affinis Duncan, 1873
509764 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:509764)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Rhizotrochus affinis Duncan, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509764 on 2026-06-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x [details]
basis of record 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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
basis of record 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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gardiner JS (1899) On the solitary corals, collected by Dr. A. Willey. In: A. Willey's Zoological Results, Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, Cambridge 2: 161-170, 176-180, pls. 19-20.
page(s): 162 [details]
additional source Gardiner JS (1899) On the solitary corals, collected by Dr. A. Willey. In: A. Willey's Zoological Results, Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, Cambridge 2: 161-170, 176-180, pls. 19-20.
page(s): 162 [details]
