Scleractinia taxon details
Dendrophyllia oldroydae Oldroyd, 1924
286978 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286978)
accepted
Species
Dendrophyllia cortezi Durham & Barnard, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Dendrophyllia oldroydi Faustino, 1931 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924) Oldroyd, I. S. (1924). The marine shells of the West Coast of North America. <em>Stanford University Publications, University Series, Geological Sciences.</em> 1(1): 1-249, pls. 1-49. [details]
Holotype (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924)...
Holotype (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924) CAS, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 40-576 m
Depth range 40-576 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Dendrophyllia oldroydae Oldroyd, 1924. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286978 on 2025-09-11
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(of Dendrophyllia cortezi Durham & Barnard, 1952) Durham JW, Barnard JL (1952) Stony corals of the Eastern Pacific collected by the Velero III and Velero IV. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 16: 1-110, pls. 1-16. [details]
original description (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Faustino, 1931 †) Faustino, L.A. (1931). Two new madreporarian corals from California. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 44: 285-287. [details]
original description (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924) Oldroyd, I. S. (1924). The marine shells of the West Coast of North America. <em>Stanford University Publications, University Series, Geological Sciences.</em> 1(1): 1-249, pls. 1-49. [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 Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/713833841 [details]
additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Faustino, 1931 †) Faustino, L.A. (1931). Two new madreporarian corals from California. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 44: 285-287. [details]
original description (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924) Oldroyd, I. S. (1924). The marine shells of the West Coast of North America. <em>Stanford University Publications, University Series, Geological Sciences.</em> 1(1): 1-249, pls. 1-49. [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 Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/713833841 [details]
additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 27 [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors





Holotype (of Dendrophyllia oldroydi Oldroyd, 1924) CAS, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Dendrophyllia cortezi Durham & Barnard, 1952) AHF 66.2, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 38114, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Dendrophyllia cortezi Durham & Barnard, 1952) AHF 66.1 [details]
Unknown type SIO Co 1317, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 80453 [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 40-576 m [details]
Spelling Alternative: D. oldroydi [details]