WoRMS name details
Micromussa diminuta Veron, 2000
290348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290348)
unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
Holotype MTQ G55851, geounit Sri Lankan Exclusive...
Holotype MTQ G55851, geounit Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Sri Lanka
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Sri Lanka [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Micromussa diminuta Veron, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290348 on 2026-01-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Huang D, Fukami H, Chen CA, Berumen ML, Hoogenboom M, Thomson DP, Hoeksema BW, Budd AF, Zayasu Y, Terraneo TI, Kitano YF, Baird AH. (2016). When forms meet genes: revision of the scleractinian genera Micromussa and Homophyllia (Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species and one new genus. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 85 (4): 387-422., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08504002 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Huang D, Fukami H, Chen CA, Berumen ML, Hoogenboom M, Thomson DP, Hoeksema BW, Budd AF, Zayasu Y, Terraneo TI, Kitano YF, Baird AH. (2016). When forms meet genes: revision of the scleractinian genera Micromussa and Homophyllia (Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species and one new genus. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 85 (4): 387-422., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08504002 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. (2011). Coral taxon names published in 'Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Art. 86.1.2. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 68(3): 162-166.
page(s): 164 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source ICZN (2011) Coral taxon names published in ‘Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Article 86.1.2. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68: 162-166. [details]
additional source International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. (2011). Coral taxon names published in 'Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Art. 86.1.2. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 68(3): 162-166.
page(s): 164 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source ICZN (2011) Coral taxon names published in ‘Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Article 86.1.2. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68: 162-166. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MTQ G55851, geounit Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
