WoRMS taxon details
Leptopsammia formosa (Gravier, 1915)
135192 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135192)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Thecopsammia imperfecta Gravier, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915) Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 304: 1-22. [details]
Depth range 400-900 m
Depth range 400-900 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Leptopsammia formosa (Gravier, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135192 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Thecopsammia imperfecta Gravier, 1915) Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 304: 1-22. [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915) Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 304: 1-22. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <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. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
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original description (of Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915) Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 304: 1-22. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <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. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors
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Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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): 27 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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): 27 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 400-900 m [details]
Habitat slope [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Thecopsammia imperfecta Gravier, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (19 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (19 records)
To ITIS