Lophelia pertusa
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135161 on 2026-08-02
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
is replaced by: 1245747
modified: 2022-06-20T10:45:58Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758)
accepted name usage ID: 1245747
class: Hexacorallia
family: Caryophylliidae
genus: Lophelia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
name published in year: 1758
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 135095
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Linnaeus, 1758)
specific epithet: pertusa
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination