WoRMS name details
Madrepora (Polystachys) spicifera Dana, 1846
1262377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262377)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Madrepora (Polystachys) spicifera var. abbreviata Dana, 1846 accepted as Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Madrepora (Polystachys) spicifera var. eucladia Dana, 1846 accepted as Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Madrepora (Polystachys) spicifera var. sinensis Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora sinensis (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora spicifera Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora (Polystachys) spicifera Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1262377 on 2026-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Madrepora spicifera Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
new combination reference Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]
new combination reference Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]
Other
Nontype BMNH 81.6.28.8, geounit St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype BMNH 84.2.26.15, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype BMNH 84.2.26.16, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype BMNH 91.3.6.14, geounit Tongan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype BMNH 91.3.6.16, geounit Tongan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
