Javania cailleti

Author: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Description

General: Corallum of large specimens ceratoid, firmly attached, and distally flared (trumpet-shaped). Theca white, porcellaneous, and smooth, except near calice where the theca overlaying the S 3 is flared outwards.



Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): Cosmopolitan.

Published depth range: 1280 - 1371 m

Habitat description: Benthic, hard substrate.



Additional Information



References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the Temperate North Pacific. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C., 150 pp.

Citation: Javania cailleti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Javania%20cailleti. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-24.
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