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Discosomidae Verrill, 1869

AphiaID

742313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:742313)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Typetaxon

Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

Parent

Corallimorpharia

Synonymised names

Discosomatidae Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1864 · unaccepted

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Genus Amplexidiscus Dunn & Hamner, 1980
Genus Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Genus Metarhodactis Carlgren, 1943
Genus Platyzoanthus Saville-Kent, 1893
Genus Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Genus Actinodiscus de Blainville, 1830 accepted as Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Genus Actinothrix accepted as Actinotryx Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860
Genus Actinotryx Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860
Genus Discostoma Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Genus Orinia Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860
Genus Paradiscosoma Carlgren, 1900
Genus Phialactis Fowler, 1888 accepted as Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Genus Rodactis accepted as Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Daly, M.; Fautin, D.G. (2013). World List of Corallimorpharia. Discosomidae Verrill, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742313 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2013-10-04 08:33:39Z

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Fautin, Daphne

2015-10-08 06:32:43Z

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Fautin, Daphne

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1884). Le attinie. Volume primo, contente bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81386
page(s): 272, 280 [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie (Monografia). Coi Tipi der Salviucci. Roma., volume 1 (Bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia), pp. 460.
page(s): 272, 280 [details]

additional source Haddon, A. C. (1898). The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 6, 2, 393-520
page(s): 397, 465, 469-470 [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie. Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 14, 3, Memorie, 211-673
page(s): 480, 488, 639 [details]