WoRMS name details
Astraea (Fissicella) Dana, 1846
765543 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:765543)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
Astraea Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Astrea Lamarck, 1801
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) cerium Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) complanata (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Favites complanata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) deformis Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Favites pentagona (Esper, 1790) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) denticulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Dipsastraea favus (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, \)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) denticulata Dana, 1846 accepted as Dipsastraea pallida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) echinata Dana, 1846 accepted as Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) eximia Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea retiformis (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) favistella Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) favulus Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea favulus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) filicosa Dana, 1846 accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) flexuosa Dana, 1846 accepted as Favites flexuosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) fragilis Dana, 1846 accepted as Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) fuscoviridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) halicora Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Favites halicora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (changed combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) heliopora Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Acanthastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) intersepta (Esper, 1795) accepted as Stephanocoenia intersepta (Esper, 1795) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) magnifica Blainville, 1834 accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) magnifica (de Blainville, 1834) accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) melicerum Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Favites melicerum (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) pallida Dana, 1846 accepted as Dipsastraea pallida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) pandanus Dana, 1846 accepted as Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) parvistella Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier, 1971 (but possible senior synonym?)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) pectinata Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) pentagona (Esper, 1790) accepted as Favites pentagona (Esper, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) porcata (Esper, 1794) accepted as Dichocoenia stokesii (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) pulchra Dana, 1846 accepted as Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) purpurea Dana, 1846 accepted as Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) puteolina Dana, 1846 accepted as Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) rigida Dana, 1846 accepted as Isophyllia rigida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) robusta Dana, 1846 accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) sinuosa Dana, 1846 accepted as Goniastrea pectinata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) speciosa Dana, 1846 accepted as Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) tenella Dana, 1846 accepted as Favites tenella (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) tesserifera Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Favites complanata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) uva (Esper, 1790) accepted as Dipsastraea favus (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) varia Dana, 1846 accepted as Favites varia (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) versipora Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) virens Dana, 1846 accepted as Favites abdita (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) ananas (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) cyclastra Dana, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, alternate representation)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) dipsacea Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) favosa Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, changed combination)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) petrosa Dana, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Astraea (Fissicella) reticularis Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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. Astraea (Fissicella) Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=765543 on 2025-04-05
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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] 