Ceratocyathus prolifer
creator: Cairns, Stephen
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-27
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Ceratocyathus prolifer Pourtalès, 1871
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Ceratocyathus prolifer Pourtalès, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509357 on 2026-08-27
created: 2010-08-22T17:01:56Z
is replaced by: 286719
modified: 2025-10-31T22:15:13Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Ceratocyathus prolifer Pourtalès, 1871
accepted name usage ID: 286719
class: Hexacorallia
family: Caryophylliidae
genus: Ceratocyathus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Pourtalès L.F. de. (1871). Deep-sea corals. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 2 (4): 1-93, pls. 1-8.
name published in year: 1871
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 509356
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Pourtalès, 1871
specific epithet: prolifer
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination