Deep-Sea taxon details
Monohedotrochus circularis (Cairns, 1998)
492270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:492270)
accepted
Species
Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors 
Holotype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) WAM...
Holotype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) WAM 102-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 190-545 m
Depth range 190-545 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Monohedotrochus circularis (Cairns, 1998). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492270 on 2025-05-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Monohedotrochus circularis (Cairns, 1998). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492270 on 2025-05-01
original description
(of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details] Available for editors
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]
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. (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]
new combination reference Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121. [details] Available for editors
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]
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. (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]
new combination reference Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) WAM 102-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) USNM 98624, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) USNM 99293, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) USNM 99294, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) USNM 96990, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) WAM 105-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998) WAM 85-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
