WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978

AphiaID

547272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:547272)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978

Parent

Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora Lamarck, 1816

Original name

Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. Micronesica. 14(1): 83-87.
page(s): 84, pl. 1 figs 1-6 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=547272 on 2026-07-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-11-21 17:12:16Z

created

Cairns, Stephen

2020-07-21 08:47:34Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2024-11-06 08:49:10Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

2026-05-01 09:01:14Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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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. Micronesica. 14(1): 83-87.
page(s): 84, pl. 1 figs 1-6 [details]

Taxonomy

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. Bulletin of Marine Science. 33(2): 427-508. [details] Available for editors