WoRMS name details
Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978
546901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:546901)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978 (type by original designation)
- Species Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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] 
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=546901 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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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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]
[request]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
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