WoRMS taxon details
Moseleya latistellata Quelch, 1884
290380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290380)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Quelch, J.J. 1884. Preliminary notice of new genera and species of Challenger reef-corals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5th Series 13: 292-297., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938409459237 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Moseleya latistellata Quelch, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290380 on 2026-09-11
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Nomenclature
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Quelch, J.J. 1884. Preliminary notice of new genera and species of Challenger reef-corals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5th Series 13: 292-297., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938409459237 [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]
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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Budd AF, Fukami H, Smith ND, Knowlton N. (2012). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 166 (3): 465-529., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00855.x [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. <em>Records Western Australian Museum Supplement.</em> 29: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555
page(s): 32, 116 [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60631 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 534-535 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume III: Families Mussidae, Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae, Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 3, pp. 490.
page(s): 269 [details]
additional source Budd AF, Fukami H, Smith ND, Knowlton N. (2012). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 166 (3): 465-529., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00855.x [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. <em>Records Western Australian Museum Supplement.</em> 29: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555
page(s): 32, 116 [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60631 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 534-535 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume III: Families Mussidae, Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae, Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 3, pp. 490.
page(s): 269 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1886.12.9.158, verbatimGeounit Torres Strait, 8 fat... [details]
Nontype WAM 152-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 167-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 229-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 230-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 311-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 314-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 361-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 362-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 363-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 364-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 365-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 383-80, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 442-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 443-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 446-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 448-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 479-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 494-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 691-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 755-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 848-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Type locality Torres Strait, 8 fathoms (Recent) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant star coral | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Moseleya latistellata)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Moseleya latistellata)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
