WoRMS taxon details
Leptopenus antarcticus Cairns, 1989
173390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173390)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 47483, geounit Antarctica
Holotype USNM 47483, geounit Antarctica [details]
Depth range 2005-2897 m
Depth range 2005-2897 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Leptopenus antarcticus Cairns, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173390 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
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Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46.
page(s): 34 [details]
additional source 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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K.; Iken, K. (2003). Corallimorphus profundus in shallow Antarctic habitats: bionomics, histology, and systematcis (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 367-386
page(s): 382 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46.
page(s): 34 [details]
additional source 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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K.; Iken, K. (2003). Corallimorphus profundus in shallow Antarctic habitats: bionomics, histology, and systematcis (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 367-386
page(s): 382 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 47483, geounit Antarctica [details]
Paratype USNM 47479, geounit Antarctica [details]
Paratype USNM 47480, geounit South Georgian and the South Sandwich Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 47481, geounit Antarctica [details]
Paratype USNM 47482, geounit Antarctica [details]
Paratype USNM 81746, geounit Antarctica [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptopenus antarcticus 47482)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptopenus antarcticus; USNM 47481)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (43 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 47483)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptopenus antarcticus 47482)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptopenus antarcticus; USNM 47481)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (43 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 47483)
To ITIS
