Marine Species Traits - Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) conferta Dana, 1846

Traits taxon details

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) conferta Dana, 1846

AphiaID

509354 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:509354)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) Lamarck, 1801

Original name

Caryophyllia conferta Dana, 1846

Synonymised names

Caryophyllia conferta Dana, 1846 · alternative representation

Environment

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

Original description

(of Caryophyllia conferta Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) conferta Dana, 1846. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509354 on 2025-09-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) conferta Dana, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509354 on 2025-09-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-08-22 15:01:56Z

created

Cairns, Stephen

2019-10-18 19:33:38Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2022-12-31 09:56:23Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

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Sources (2)

original description (of Caryophyllia conferta Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]

basis of record 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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]