WoRMS taxon details
Bathelia candida Moseley, 1880
512137 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512137)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 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]
Note Recent; off Rio de la Plata, 1097 m
Type locality Recent; off Rio de la Plata, 1097 m [details]
Depth range 500-1250 m
Depth range 500-1250 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Bathelia candida Moseley, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512137 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
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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. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 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]
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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [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 Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121.
page(s): 118 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 35 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., V. Häussermann & G. Försterra. (2005). A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1018: 15-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco.</em> 8(1): 1-36. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Genzano, G. N.; Acuña, F. H.; Excoffon, A. C.; Perez, C. D. (1996). Cnidarios bentónicos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Lista sistemática, distribución y estrategias de colonización. Jornadas Pampeanas de Ciencias Naturales, 6, 113-121
page(s): 120 [details]
additional source Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261
page(s): 156 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2005). Monohedotrochus capitolii, a new genus and species of solitary azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southern Brazil. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 79-2 (5): 115-121.
page(s): 118 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 35 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., V. Häussermann & G. Försterra. (2005). A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1018: 15-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Jourdan, E. (1895). Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Açores, Terre-Neuve). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco.</em> 8(1): 1-36. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Genzano, G. N.; Acuña, F. H.; Excoffon, A. C.; Perez, C. D. (1996). Cnidarios bentónicos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Lista sistemática, distribución y estrategias de colonización. Jornadas Pampeanas de Ciencias Naturales, 6, 113-121
page(s): 120 [details]
additional source Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261
page(s): 156 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NHMUK, verbatimGeounit Recent; off Rio de l... [details]
Unknown type USNM 47512, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47513, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMH [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit High Seas [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit High Seas [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit High Seas [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Recent; off Rio de la Plata, 1097 m [details]Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 500-1250 m [details]
