Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) - Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794)

WoRMS taxon details

Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794)

Desmophyllum dianthus, lateral view

AphiaID

135159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135159)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Desmophyllum Ehrenberg, 1834

Original name

Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794

Synonymised names

Caryophyllia dianthus (Esper, 1794) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Desmophyllum capense Gardiner, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Desmophyllum costatum Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Desmophyllum cumingi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)

Desmophyllum cumingii Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Desmophyllum ingens Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Desmophyllum reflexum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Desmophyllum serpuliforme Gravier, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Gardineria capense (Gardiner, 1905) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Gardineria capensis (Gardiner, 1905) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

Mussa dianthus (Esper, 1794) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Thalassiotrochus telegraphicus Milne Edwards, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Environment

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

Original description

(of Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794) Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]

Type data

Neotype (of Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794) USNM...

Neotype (of Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794) USNM 92475, verbatimGeounit Recent: Sagami Bay, ... [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range 8-2460 m

Depth range 8-2460 m [details]

Distribution cosmopolitan

Distribution cosmopolitan [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135159 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2018-08-07 07:43:01Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-06-20 08:45:58Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [details]

original description (of Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794) Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]

original description (of Desmophyllum costatum Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [details]

original description (of Desmophyllum cumingii Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10.
page(s): 253, 254, 343, Plate 7 fig. 11 [details]

original description (of Desmophyllum reflexum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2. 19: 279-365, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12140332 [details]

original description (of Desmophyllum ingens Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]

original description (of Desmophyllum capense Gardiner, 1905) Gardiner, J.S. (1905). The turbinolid corals of South Africa, with notes on their anatomy and variation. Marine Investigations in South Africa. 3(4): 97-129, pls. 1-3. [details]

original description (of Desmophyllum serpuliforme Gravier, 1915) Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco. 304: 1-22. [details]

original description (of Thalassiotrochus telegraphicus Milne Edwards, 1861) Milne Edwards A. (1861). Observations zur l'existence de divers mollusques et zoophytes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 4. 15: 149-157. [details]

basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

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additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. Science Reports Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology). 22 (2): 105-178, pls. 9-12. [details]

additional source Addamo AM, Reimer JD, Taviani M, Freiwald A, Machordom A. (2012). Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) in the Scleractinian Phylogeny and Its Intraspecific Diversity. PLoS ONE. 7(11): e50215., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050215 [details]

additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 81 (3): 497-518. [details]

additional source Keller NB, Os'kina NS. (2008). Habitat temperature ranges of azooxantellate scleractinian corals in the World Ocean. Oceanology. 48 (1): 77-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0001437008010098 [details]

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additional source Schejter L, Bremec CS. (2019). Stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) of Burdwood Bank and neighbouring areas, SW Atlantic Ocean. Scientia Marina. 83(3): 247-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04863.10a [details]

additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 81:265-272. [details]

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additional source Häussermann, V. (2005). The sea anemone genus Actinostola Verrill 1883: variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description of Actinostola chilensis McMurrich 1904 [erratum]. Polar Biology, 28, 338-350
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additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Neotype (of Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794) USNM 92475, verbatimGeounit Recent: Sagami Bay, ... [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) AHF 48.1, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) AHF 48.2, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) AMNH, geounit Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) BMNH 1901.6.11.2, geounit Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) BMNH 1953.1.20.8-16, geounit Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) BRM, geounit Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) MCZ [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) MNHN, geounit French Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) NMC, geounit Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) NMC, geounit Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) SIO, geounit High Seas [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) SME, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) TAMU, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) UAZM, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) UCMP 30260, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) UMML 0,50833333333, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 46480, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 46481, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 46482, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 46483, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 46484, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 547420, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 547425, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84814, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84815, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84816, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84817, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84818, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84819, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84820, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84821, geounit Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 84822, geounit Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM, geounit High Seas [details]

Nontype (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AIM 8314, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G15889, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G15893, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G16349, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G16386, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G16404, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G16411, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype AM G16472 [details]

Nontype AM G16559, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype IGPS 43412, 56556, 57497, 57498, 57496 [details]

Nontype IGPS 50522, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype IGPS 56584, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype IZUA CNI-0019, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype IZUA CNI-0039 [details]

Nontype IZUA CNI-0039, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype IZUA CNI-0040 [details]

Nontype IZUA CNI-0040, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype IZUA CNI-0070, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype MNHN, geounit Tuvaluan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO118, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO125, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO127, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO224, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO63, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO67, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO80, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO86, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMNZ CO91, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMV F67148, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMV F67777, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMV F67795, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMV F67884, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype ORI, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype RMNH 22800, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype RMNH Coel. 32192 [details]

Nontype RMNH Coel. 32192, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype SAMA, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype SIO, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 1009654, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 1009656, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 1009657 [details]

Nontype USNM 1009657, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 1009658, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 1009659, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 80207, geounit High Seas [details]

Nontype USNM 94065, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 94066, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 94067, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 94068, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 94069, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 94070, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 94071, geounit High Seas [details]

Nontype USNM 94072, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 97275, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype USNM 98742, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype ZSM 20020240 [details]

Nontype ZSM none [details]

Nontype ZSM none, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) BMNH 1910.4.21.2 [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) BMNH 1949.1.20.1-3, geounit French Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 36352, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 45668, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47293, geounit High Seas [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47394, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47395, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47396, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47400, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47401, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47402, geounit High Seas [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47403, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47404, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47406, geounit High Seas [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47407, geounit High Seas [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47408, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47410, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47411, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47412, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 47413, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 53377, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) USNM 53381, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type (of Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) ZMBN, geounit Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type CAS 15647, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type CAS 16309, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type CAS 74903, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type CAS 74910, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type CAS 80926, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type SIO Co 1193, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type SIO Co 1265, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type SIO Co 1276, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type SIO Co 1333 [details]

Unknown type SIO Co 945, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type UCCC 8133, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 19202, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 19249, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 78630, geounit High Seas [details]

Unknown type USNM 83536, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 83537, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 83583, geounit High Seas [details]

Unknown type USNM 92476, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 92477, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM 92612, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type USNM M547422, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unknown type ZMUC, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unreviewed

Biology azooxanthellate [details]

Depth range 8-2460 m [details]

Distribution cosmopolitan [details]

Habitat shelf to slope [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
English	cockscomb stony coralcockscomb cup coral	[details]
French	scléractiniaire à crête	[details]

To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Desmophyllum reflexum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Desmophyllum capense Gardiner, 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Desmophyllum dianthus)
To GenBank (226 nucleotides; 64 proteins)
To GenBank (226 nucleotides; 64 proteins) (from synonym Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
To GenBank (226 nucleotides; 64 proteins) (from synonym Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Desmophyllum cristagalli) (from synonym Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Desmophyllum dianthus (1) 47400)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records) (from synonym Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (681 records)
To ITIS

From editor or global species database

Desmophyllum dianthus, lateral view

Desmophyllum dianthus, calicular view

Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794), Lateral view

Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794), oblique calicular view

Desmophyllum dianthus, calicular view

Desmophyllum dianthus (forma capense), calicular view

Desmophyllum dianthus (forma ingens), calicular view

Desmophyllum dianthus, calicular view. (Specimen identified as D. capense by Gardiner [1939])

Unreviewed

Desmophyllum dianthus

To NMNH Extant Collection (Desmophyllum cristagalli)

Hosted externally, from synonym

To NMNH Extant Collection (Desmophyllum dianthus (1) 47400)

Hosted externally

To NMNH Extant Collection (Desmophyllum dianthus (2) 47400)

Hosted externally