Deltocyathus zoemetallicus
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Deltocyathus zoemetallicus   Santodomingo, Bribiesca-Contreras & Kitahara, 2025

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 4115 - 4712 m (Ref. 138677).  Deep-water

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific: Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range based from original description (Ref. 138677). Found on polymetallic nodules at depths of 4115 to 4712 meters (Ref. 138677).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bribiesca-Contreras, G., N. Santodomingo, M.V. Kitahara, E. Simon-Lledó, B.F.M. Fleming, T.G. Dahlgren, D.O.B. Jones, H. Wiklund and A.G. Glover 2025 Hidden gems of the abyss: first species of azooxanthellate scleractinian coral (Scleractinia: Deltocyathidae) attend to polymetallic nodules in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 205(3):1-13. (Ref. 138677)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO - Publication: search | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

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Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543)		 (0 of 100).