WoRMS taxon details
NomenclatureOthercontext source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Kleemann. K. & Baal, C. 2012. Note on the coral Blastomussa loyae, a valid species from the Red Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 92: 699-702., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531541100141x [details]
additional source
Benzoni F, Arrigoni R, Waheed Z, Stefani F, Hoeksema BW (2014) Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the genus Blastomussa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 358-378. [details]
additional source
Sheppard, C. R. C. (1985). Fringing reefs in the southern region, Jeddah to Jizan. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 37-58 page(s): 48 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1977.5.5.1, verbatimGeounit Sudanese Red Sea (Re... [details]
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]
Grammatical gender The species is named after Dr. Yossef Loya and therefore the epithet should have a male suffix [details]
Spelling The spelling awaits a published correction following ICZN Articles 31.1, 32.3, 32.5. According to Head (1978: 636), the species was named after Dr. Yossi Loya. Hence, the eipthet should be "loyai" instead of "loyae". [details]
Type locality Sudanese Red Sea (Recent) [details]
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