Scleractinia taxon details
Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902
286894 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286894)
accepted
Species
Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 · alternative representation
Trochocyathus tenuicalyx (Vaughan, 1907) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
Holotype (of Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus)...
Holotype (of Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 110-530 m
Depth range 110-530 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286894 on 2025-05-04
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original description
(of Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907) Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230 [details]
original description (of Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
redescription Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) Alcock A (1902) Diagnoses and descriptions of new species of corals from the "Siboga-Expedition". Tijdschrift der Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereeniging (Ser. 2) 7: 89-115. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
redescription Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details] Available for editors
redescription Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) UAZM, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) USNM 91563, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902) USNM 91564, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G15493 [details]
Nontype AM G16492, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16681, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype AM G16712, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype POLIPI, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22755, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 22756, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 94100, geounit High Seas [details]
Nontype USNM 97061, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98631, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907) USNM 20755, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 110-530 m [details]
Habitat slope [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trochocyathus rhombocolumna) (from synonym Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (17 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 20755) (from synonym Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trochocyathus rhombocolumna) (from synonym Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (17 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 20755) (from synonym Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughan, 1907)
To ITIS
