Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979

Reyes, Javier, Santodomingo, Nadiezhda & Cairns, Stephen, 2009, Caryophylliidae (Scleractinia) from the Colombian Caribbean, Zootaxa 2262 (1), pp. 1-39 : 17

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.

Figures

FIGURE 3. A, Cladocora arbuscula, INV CNI215, off Santa Marta (Cinto Bay), colony, x 1.5; B, Polycyathus mayae, INV CNI797, off San Bernardo Islands, oblique lateral view, x 10; C–D, Deltocyathus calcar, D17 MARCORAL, off San Bernardo Islands, calicular and basal views, both x 4.4; E–F, Deltocyathus sp. cf. D. italicus, INV CNI711, off Cartagena, lateral and calicular views, both x 3; G–H, Deltocyathus eccentricus, INV CNI721, off San Bernardo Islands, calicular and lateral views, both x 4.2; I–J, Stephanocyathus (S.) diadema, INV CNI329, off Gulf of Uraba, calicular and basal views, both x 0.7; K–L, Stephanocyathus (S.) paliferus, INV CNI388, off Barranquilla, calicular and basal views, both x 1; M–N, Stephanocyathus (O.) coronatus INV CNI324, Venezuela, Cariaco Basin, calicular and lateral views, both x 1; O–P, Stephanocyathus (S.) isabellae INV CNI694, holotype, off San Bernardo Islands, calicular and basal views, both x 2.6; Q–R, Stephanocyathus (S.) isabellae, INV CNI2076, paratype, off San Bernardo Islands, calicular and basal views, both x 2.7; S, Thalamophyllia riisei, INV CNI676, off San Bernardo Islands, branching pattern, x 1.4; T, Eusmilia fastigiata; colony from calicular view, x 0.9. Scale bars for A, I–T = 1 cm; C–H = 5 mm; B = 1 mm.