Caryophyllia sarsiae n.sp. and other recent deep-water Caryophyllia (Scleractina) previously referred to little-known fossil species ( C. arcuata, C. cylindracea )

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Author: Zibrowius, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400057568; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400057568

Three deep-water species of the north-eastern Atlantic have been studied: Caryophyllia abyssorum Duncan, 1873, C. calveri Duncan, 1873, C. sarsiae n.sp. Of these only C. abyssorum has not been found in the Mediterranean. In the north-eastern Atlantic these species appear characteristic of somewhat different depths, but occasionally can be found together. Obtained by early deep-sea expeditions (“Porcupine” cruise of 1870, cruises of Prince Albert I of Monaco), all three species have been previously confused and assigned, chiefly, to the little-known fossil species C. arcuata and C. cylindracea . In order to show the world-wide confusion about C. arcuata , some other records, from Cape Verde Islands to Japan through Antarctica, are quoted.