WoRMS name details
Siderina Dana, 1846
1550788 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1550788)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Madrepora galaxea Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Siderastrea radians (Pallas, 1766) (type by monotypy)
- Species Siderina galaxea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Siderastrea radians (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Siderina radiata Verrill, 1866 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Astraea (Siderina) Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Siderina Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1550788 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Astraea (Siderina) Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363. [details]
