MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 5587

Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtales, 1868)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1950-01-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Florida Straits

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:5587 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtales, 1868)
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Stenocyathidae
Common Name(s): worm coral
Determiner: Elisabeth Deichmann
Nature of ID: expert ID

de Pourtales 1868, page 133, Other Useful Citation of Coenocyathus vermiformis Pourtalès, 1868
Cairns 1979, page 168, Voucher of Stenocyathus vermiformis (Pourtales, 1868) Plate XXXII, figures 8-1 ; Plate XXIII, figures 1-2
Media type: text; de Pourtales 1868 Description: Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: de Pourtales 1868 Description: Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths

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Part Condition Disposition Count
fragment (dry) poor in collection 9 History (3)

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  • No original labels found with specimens, only a label that was probably written by E. Deichmann. 5587 is not in either historical ledger - depth inconsistent with type of C. vermiformis [A. Johnston, 1999]

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Florida Straits
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Florida Straits
  • Depth:
  • 125 - 183 fms
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1950-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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  • [Masked]

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