WoRMS name details
Allopora Ehrenberg, 1834
174802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174802)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
- Subgenus Allopora (Stylaster) Gray, 1831 accepted as Stylaster Gray, 1831 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Allopora (Stylaster) bella Dana, 1846 accepted as Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora (Stylaster) infundibulifera (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Stylaster infundibuliferus (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora (Stylaster) norwegica (Gunnerus, 1768) accepted as Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora abei Eguchi, 1968 accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora bella Dana, 1846 accepted as Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora bithalamus (Broch, 1936) accepted as Stylaster bithalamus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora blattea Boschma, 1961 accepted as Stylaster blatteus (Boschma, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora bocki (Broch, 1936) accepted as Stylaster bocki Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora boreopacifica (Broch, 1932) accepted as Stylaster boreopacificus Broch, 1932 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora boschmai Eguchi, 1965 accepted as Stylaster boschmai (Eguchi, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora brochi Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster brochi (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora californica Verrill, 1866 accepted as Stylaster californicus (Verrill, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora campyleca Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora carinata (Broch, 1936) accepted as Stylaster carinatus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora divergens (Marenzeller, 1904) accepted as Stylaster divergens Marenzeller, 1904 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora eguchii Boschma, 1966 accepted as Stylaster eguchii (Boschma, 1966) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora explanata Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster nobilis (Saville Kent, 1871) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora flabelliformis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Stylaster flabelliformis (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora gemmascens (Esper, 1790) accepted as Stylaster gemmascens (Esper, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora hattorrii Eguchi, 1968 accepted as Stylaster hattorii (Eguchi, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora incompleta Tenison-Woods, 1883 accepted as Stylaster incompletus (Tenison-Woods, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora infundibulifera (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Stylaster infundibuliferus (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora madeirensis Johnson, 1862 accepted as Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym, misspelling)
- Species Allopora maderensis Johnson, 1862 accepted as Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora miniata Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Stylaster miniatus (Pourtalès, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora moseleyana Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora moseleyi Dall, 1884 accepted as Stylaster verrillii (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora nobilis Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster nobilis (Saville Kent, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora norvegica (Gunnerus, 1768) accepted as Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora ochracea Quelch, 1884 accepted as Stylaster nobilis (Saville Kent, 1871) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora oculina Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora papillosa Dall, 1884 accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora petrograpta Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora polymorpha Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster polymorphus (Broch, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora polyorchis Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora porphyra (Fisher, 1931) accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allopora profunda Moseley, 1879 accepted as Stylaster profundus (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora purpurata Naumov, 1960 accepted as Stylaster purpuratus (Naumov, 1960) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora robusta Cairns, 1983 accepted as Stylaster robustus (Cairns, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora rosacea Greeff, 1886 accepted as Stylaster rosaceus (Greeff, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora rosea (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora scabiosa (Broch, 1935) accepted as Stylaster scabiosus Broch, 1935 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora solida (Broch, 1935) accepted as Stylaster solidus Broch, 1935 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora stejnegeri Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster stejnegeri (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora stellulata (Stewart, 1878) accepted as Stylaster stellulatus Stewart, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Allopora subviolacea Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster subviolacea (Saville Kent, 1871) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora venusta Verrill, 1868 accepted as Stylaster venustus (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Allopora verrillii Dall, 1884 accepted as Stylaster verrillii (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Allopora Ehrenberg, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174802 on 2026-06-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
basis of record Cnidaria Antarctic checklist (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cnidaria Antarctic checklist (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 33(2): 427-508.
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
