Desmophyllum quinarium Tenison-Woods, 1879
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Desmophyllum quinarium Tenison-Woods, 1879
- Name authority
- Tenison-Woods, 1879
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Caryophylliidae
- Genus
- Desmophyllum
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classAnthozoa
- subclassHexacorallia
- orderScleractinia Bourne, 1900
- suborderVacatina Okubo, 2016
- familyCaryophylliidae Dana, 1846
- genusDesmophyllum Ehrenberg, 1834
- speciesDesmophyllum quinarium Tenison-Woods, 1879
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmophyllum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmophyllum joannense Dennant, 1902 | CaryophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On a new species of Desmophyllum (D. quinarium) and a young stage of Cycloseris sinensis. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 3: 17–20, pl. 1. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22209 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:353Z6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.