Deep-Sea taxon details
Calyptrophora niwa Cairns, 2012
719491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:719491)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (2012). New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 126: 1-72. [details] Available for editors 
Holotype NIWA 28792
Holotype NIWA 28792 [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Calyptrophora niwa Cairns, 2012. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719491 on 2026-05-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Calyptrophora niwa Cairns, 2012. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719491 on 2026-05-01
Date
action
by
original description
Cairns, S.D. (2012). New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 126: 1-72. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, S.D. (2012). New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 126: 1-72. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2021). Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) — Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 133: 1-67. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, S.D. (2012). New Zealand Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea). Part 1. Genera Narella, Narelloides, Metanarella, Calyptrophora, and Helicoprimnoa. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 126: 1-72. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2021). Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) — Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 133: 1-67. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NIWA 28792 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
