WoRMS taxon details
Escharoides coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806)
111498 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111498)
accepted
Species
Cellepora coccinea Abildgaard, 1806 · unaccepted (basionym)
Discopora coccinea (Abildgaard in Muller, 1806) · unaccepted > superseded combination (Alternative combination)
Lepralia appensa Hassall, 1841 · unaccepted (Subjective synonym)
Lepralia ballii Johnston, 1847 · unaccepted (Subjective synonym)
Lepralia tridentata Couch, 1844 · unaccepted (Subjective synonym)
Mucronella coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cellepora coccinea Abildgaard, 1806) Müller, O. F. (1806). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. [Danish Zoology, or Descriptions and History of the Rarer and Lesser Known Animals of Denmark and Norway.]. <em>Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen.</em> 4 [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794528 [details] 
Bock, P. (2025). World List of Bryozoa. Escharoides coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111498 on 2025-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cellepora coccinea Abildgaard, 1806) Müller, O. F. (1806). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. [Danish Zoology, or Descriptions and History of the Rarer and Lesser Known Animals of Denmark and Norway.]. <em>Havniae [Copenhague], N. Christensen.</em> 4 [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794528 [details]
original description (of Lepralia appensa Hassall, 1841) Hassal, A.H. (1841). XXXIX.—Supplement to a Catalogue of Irish Zoophytes. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 7: 363-373., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2314625
page(s): 367 [details]
original description (of Lepralia tridentata Couch, 1844) Couch, R. Q. (1844). A Cornish fauna, being a compendium of the natural history of the country. Pt. 3. The zoophytes and calcareous corallines. Truro: Printed for the Royal Institution of Cornwall, by L.E. Gillet,1844. pp. i-xvii; 1-164., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665279
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Lepralia ballii Johnston, 1847) Johnston, G. (1847). A history of British zoophytes. Van Voorst, Second edition, London. pp. vol. 1, pp. i-xvi, 1-488, vol. 2, plates 1-74. <em>Van Voorst, London.</em> 1: 1-499, figs 1-87; vol. 2: pls 1-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17834260
page(s): 321-322 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Lepralia appensa Hassall, 1841) Hassal, A.H. (1841). XXXIX.—Supplement to a Catalogue of Irish Zoophytes. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 7: 363-373., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2314625
page(s): 367 [details]
original description (of Lepralia tridentata Couch, 1844) Couch, R. Q. (1844). A Cornish fauna, being a compendium of the natural history of the country. Pt. 3. The zoophytes and calcareous corallines. Truro: Printed for the Royal Institution of Cornwall, by L.E. Gillet,1844. pp. i-xvii; 1-164., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10665279
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Lepralia ballii Johnston, 1847) Johnston, G. (1847). A history of British zoophytes. Van Voorst, Second edition, London. pp. vol. 1, pp. i-xvi, 1-488, vol. 2, plates 1-74. <em>Van Voorst, London.</em> 1: 1-499, figs 1-87; vol. 2: pls 1-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17834260
page(s): 321-322 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Fonda, S. S. (1976). Cheilostome bryozoans in modern Bermuda reefs, systematics and ecology. Ph.D. thesis - Pennsylvania State University, 498 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (Bermuda) Fonda, S. S. (1976). Cheilostome bryozoans in modern Bermuda reefs, systematics and ecology. Ph.D. thesis - Pennsylvania State University, 498 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Cellepora coccinea Abildgaard, 1806)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Mucronella coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Escharoides coccinea)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (2 records) (from synonym Mucronella coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806))
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Cellepora coccinea Abildgaard, 1806)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Mucronella coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Escharoides coccinea)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (2 records) (from synonym Mucronella coccinea (Abildgaard, 1806))
To ITIS
