WoRMS name details
Madrepora contigua Esper, 1794
766179 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766179)
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 superseded combination (basionym)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]
Holotype SMF 5523
, Note Indo-Pacific
Holotype SMF 5523 [details]
Type locality Indo-Pacific [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora contigua Esper, 1794. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766179 on 2025-04-11
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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 Stefani F, Benzoni F, Pichon M, Cancelliere C, Galli P. (2008). A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 37(1): 71-91. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Stefani F, Benzoni F, Pichon M, Cancelliere C, Galli P. (2008). A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 37(1): 71-91. [details] Available for editors
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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 [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]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M. (1976). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astroceoniidae, Pocilloporidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 1: 1-86. [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]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M. (1976). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astroceoniidae, Pocilloporidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 1: 1-86. [details]
Holotype SMF 5523 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Indo-Pacific [details]
