RAS 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. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.486 [details] Available for editors 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Leptopenus antarcticus Cairns, 1989. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173390 on 2026-08-09
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Leptopenus antarcticus Cairns, 1989. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173390 on 2026-08-09
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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. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.486 [details] Available for editors
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 Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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): 34 [details] Available for editors
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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> 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 (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 Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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): 34 [details] Available for editors
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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> 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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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
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