Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Callozostron mirabile Wright, 1885

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Anthozoa

Order
Alcyonacea

Family
Primnoidae

Genus
Callozostron

Species
mirabile

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Callozostron horridum Kükenthal, 1909, Callozostron mirabilis Wright & Studer, 1889 (Ahyong, S., et al., 2023).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Antarctic, Subantarctic, Antipodes, New Zealand, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, Galápagos, 744–4235 m deep (Cairns, 2018)

References

  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Cairns, S.D. (2018) Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. ZooKeys 729: 1–46. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.729.21779

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"Galapagos Species Database, Callozostron mirabile", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25000. Accessed 5 November 2026.