Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns 1979

• Main Authors: Reyes, Javier, Santodomingo, Nadiezhda, Cairns, Stephen
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Scleractinia; Deltocyathidae; Deltocyathus; Deltocyathus eccentricus; Rosario; Gravier; San Bernardo; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5313881; https://zenodo.org/record/5313881

Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979 Figs. 3G–H Deltocyathus agassizii Pourtalès, 1871: 15 (in part); 1874: 35–36 (in part: off Barbados); 1878: 200 (in part).— Moseley, 1876: 546 (in part). Deltocyathus italicus Pourtalès, 1880: 101 (in part).— Moseley, 1881: 145 (in part).— Jourdan, 1895: 16 (in part).— Gravier, 1920: 34 (in part). Deltocyathus andamanicus Gravier, 1920: 37, pl. 4, figs. 55–59, pl. 15, fig. 209. Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979: 98–100, pl. 18, figs 8–11.— Zibrowius, 1980: 86–87, pl. 40, figs. A–M, pl. 41, figs. A–N.—Lattig, 2000: 125–126, fig. 65.— Kitahara, 2007: 502–503 (listed).— Santodomingo et al. , 2007: 286 (listed). Remarks: It was remarkable that all Colombian specimens have a conical base and a very thin theca. No major differences were observed among the Colombian specimens and those described by Cairns (1979) and Zibrowius (1980). Distribution: Amphi-atlantic distribution, tropical and sub-tropical, from the South Carolina coast to off the Amazon River delta, and from Portugal to Cape Verde Islands; 183–1000 m (Cairns 1979; Zibrowius 1980). In Colombia, D. eccentricus has been collected from off Portete Bay (La Guajira) to the Gulf of Morrosquillo; 270–500 m depth. Material: USNM 46423, 4 specimens, P-394; USNM 46434, 1 specimen, P-1356; INV CNI382, 4 specimens, E13; INV CNI383, 1 specimen, E42; INV CNI384, 1 specimen, E64; INV CNI385, 3 specimens, E65; INV CNI386, 6 specimens, E71; INV CNI716, 7 specimens, E149; INV CNI717, 7 specimens, E149; INV CNI718, 10 specimens, E153; INV CNI719, 2 specimens, E150; INV CNI720, 2 specimens, E153; INV CNI721, 3 specimens, E150; INV CNI722, 2 specimens, E143. : Published as part of Reyes, Javier, Santodomingo, Nadiezhda & Cairns, Stephen, 2009, Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 2262 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2262.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5306371 : {"references": ["Cairns, S. D. (1979) The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands, 57, 341 pp.", "Pourtales, L. F. (1871) Deep-Sea Corals. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 4, 1 - 93. (also cited as Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, 2, 93 pp.).", "Moseley, H. N. (1876) Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thomson, F. R. S., director of the civilian scientific staff, on the true corals dredged by H. M. S. ' Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30 th, 1870, and August 31 st, 1875. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 24, 544 - 569.", "Pourtales, L. F. (1880) Report on the Corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean sea, 1878 - 79, by the United States coast survey steamer \" Blake \", commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. N., commanding. Part VI. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, 6 (4), 95 - 120.", "Moseley, H. N. (1881) Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76 (Zoology), 2, 127 - 208.", "Jourdan, E. (1895) Zoanthaires provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (Golfe de Gascogne, Acores, Terre- Neuve). Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince de Monaco, 8, 1 - 36.", "Gravier, C. (1920) Madreporaries provenat des campagnes des yachts Princesse Alice et Hidronelle II (1893 - 1913). Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I Prince Souverain de Monaco, 55, 1 - 123.", "Zibrowius, H. (1980) Les Scleractiniaries de la Mediterranee et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. Memories de l'Institut Oceanographique, Monaco, 11, 248 pp., 107 pls.", "Kitahara, M. V. (2007) Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science, 81 (3), 497 - 518.", "Santodomingo, N., Reyes, J., Gracia, A., Martinez, A., Ojeda, G. & Garcia, C. (2007) Azooxanthellate Madracis coral communities off San Bernardo and Rosario Islands (Colombian Caribbean). Bulletin of Marine Science, 81 (Supplement 1), 273 - 287."]}