Scleractinia name details
Blastosmilia Duncan, 1878
509363 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:509363)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Blastosmilia pourtalesi Duncan, 1878 accepted as Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (type by monotypy)
- Species Blastosmilia fecunda (Pourtalès, 1871) accepted as Anomocora fecunda (Pourtalès, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Blastosmilia pourtalesi Duncan, 1878 accepted as Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Duncan PM. (1878). A Description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. – Part. II. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 10: 235-249, pls. 43-45., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Blastosmilia Duncan, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=509363 on 2026-07-06
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Duncan PM. (1878). A Description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. – Part. II. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 10: 235-249, pls. 43-45., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1873.tb00560.x [details]
From editor or global species database
Status See Zibrowius (1980). Replacement name: Pourtalosmilia Duncan, 1884 [details]Unreviewed
Homonymy Junior homonym of Blastosmilia Etallon, 1859 [details]
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