Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Devonshire Cup Coral

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithiiis commonly referred to as Devonshire Cup Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Keith DP Wilson, UK

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AphiaID:: 135144

Scientific:: Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii
German:: Nelkenkoralle, Devonshire Becherkoralle, Kreiselkoralle
English:: Devonshire Cup Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Caryophyllia (Genus) > (Caryophyllia) smithii (Species)
Initial determination:: Stokes & Broderip, 1828

Occurrence:: Barbados, Ghana, the North Sea, (the) Maldives, Argentina, Australia, Azores, Chile, Cuba, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madeira, Mauritius, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Scandinavia, Senegal, South America, Spain, the British Isles, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, Tuvalu, USA, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 3 - 3018 Meter
Habitats:: Rock crevices, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 35.6 °F - 80.6 °F (2°C - 27°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Caryophyllia abrupta
Caryophyllia abyssorum
Caryophyllia alberti
Caryophyllia ambrosia
Caryophyllia antarctica
Caryophyllia antillarum
Caryophyllia arnoldi
Caryophyllia atlantica
Caryophyllia balaenacea
Caryophyllia barbadensis
Caryophyllia berteriana
Caryophyllia calveri
Caryophyllia capensis
Caryophyllia cincticulatus
Caryophyllia cornulum
Caryophyllia corrugata
Caryophyllia crosnieri
Caryophyllia crypta
Caryophyllia decamera
Caryophyllia dentata
Caryophyllia diomedeae
Caryophyllia elongata
Caryophyllia eltaninae
Caryophyllia ephyala
Caryophyllia foresti
Caryophyllia grandis
Caryophyllia grayi
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis
Caryophyllia horologium
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis
Caryophyllia karubarica
Caryophyllia lamellifera
Caryophyllia mabahithi
Caryophyllia marmorea
Caryophyllia octonaria
Caryophyllia octopali
Caryophyllia paradoxus
Caryophyllia paucipalata
Caryophyllia pauciseptata
Caryophyllia perculta
Caryophyllia planilamellata
Caryophyllia polygona
Caryophyllia quadragenaria
Caryophyllia quangdongensis
Caryophyllia ralphae
Caryophyllia rugosa
Caryophyllia sarsiae
Caryophyllia scillaemorpha
Caryophyllia scobinosa
Caryophyllia secta
Caryophyllia seguenzae
Caryophyllia solida
Caryophyllia spinicarens
Caryophyllia spinigera
Caryophyllia squiresi
Caryophyllia stellula
Caryophyllia transversalis
Caryophyllia unicristata
Caryophyllia valdiviae
Caryophyllia zanzibarensis
Caryophyllia zopyros

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-03 10:24:38
Last edit:: 2024-02-26 19:16:32

Info

Stokes & Broderip, 1828

Caryophyllia smithii is a azooxanthellate coral.

Synonymised names
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) clavus Scacchi, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) clavus var. elongata Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) clavus var. epithecata Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) clavus var. exserta Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) pseudoturbinolia Michelin, 1841 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii var. castanea Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii var. clara Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii var. esmeralda Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia borealis (Fleming, 1828) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. borealis Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. borealis Lindström, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. elongata Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. epithecata Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. exserta Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caryophyllia clavus var. tincta Duncan, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia communis (Seguenza, 1863) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia epithecata Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia pseudoturbinolia Michelin, 1841 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia sessilis Bellamy, 1839 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithi Stokes & Broderip, 1828 · unaccepted > misspelling
Caryophyllia smithi meridionalis Rossi, 1957 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 · alternate representation
Caryophyllia smithii var. borealis Fleming, 1928 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii var. castanea Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii var. clara Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii var. clavus Scacchi, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii var. esmeralda Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii var. smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caryophyllia turbinata (Philippi, 1836) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ceratocyathus communis Seguenza, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina arcuata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina borealis (Fleming, 1828) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina clavus (Scacchi, 1835) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina pseudoturbinolia (Michelin, 1841) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina smithii (Stokes & Broderip, 1828) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyathina turbinata Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathina turbinata Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora caryophillia Harvey, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora caryophyllia Harvey, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Paracyathus humilis Duncan, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paracyathus monilis Duncan, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paracyathus pteropus Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paracyathus taxilianus Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paracyathus thulensis Gosse, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinolia borealis Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (3)
Variety Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii var. castanea Gosse, 1860 accepted as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii var. clara Gosse, 1860 accepted as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii var. esmeralda Gosse, 1860 accepted as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Glenisla, Schottland, 7. Juli 2017

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