WoRMS name details
Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794
493869 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:493869)
unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]
Neotype USNM 92475, verbatimGeounit Recent: Sagami...
, Note Recent: Sagami Bay, Japan.
Neotype USNM 92475, verbatimGeounit Recent: Sagami Bay, ... [details]
Type locality Recent: Sagami Bay, Japan. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493869 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
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additional source
Esper, E.J.C. (1789-1798). Die Planzenthiere: Fortsetzungen 1: 1-230; 2: 1-48. Abbildungen I: Madrepora pls. 1-87. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nurnberg. [details]
additional source Ott, F.D. (1995). The taxa depicted in E.J.C. Esper's "Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur" (1788-1830) and its "Forsetzungen" (1794-1806) with a combined index to both works. <em>Annalen des naturhistorischen Museums in Wien.</em> 97B: 1-36. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Scheer G. (1990). Die von E.J.C. Esper 1788-1809 beschriebenen Anthrozoa (Cnidaria). IV: Scleractinia. V. Espers Leben und Werk. <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 71 (4/6): 369-429. [details]
additional source Ott, F.D. (1995). The taxa depicted in E.J.C. Esper's "Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur" (1788-1830) and its "Forsetzungen" (1794-1806) with a combined index to both works. <em>Annalen des naturhistorischen Museums in Wien.</em> 97B: 1-36. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Scheer G. (1990). Die von E.J.C. Esper 1788-1809 beschriebenen Anthrozoa (Cnidaria). IV: Scleractinia. V. Espers Leben und Werk. <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 71 (4/6): 369-429. [details]
Neotype USNM 92475, verbatimGeounit Recent: Sagami Bay, ... [details]
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Type locality Recent: Sagami Bay, Japan. [details]
