WoRMS name details

Distichopora brasseyae Wright, 1882

527235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527235)

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Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Distichopora brasseyi Wright, 1882) Wright B. (1882). Some new species of corals. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5).</em> 9: 73-78, pls. 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194528
page(s): 75, pl. 2. fig. 1, pl. 4. figs. 3, 4, 4*, 4** [details] OpenAccess publication
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Distichopora brasseyae Wright, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527235 on 2026-09-02
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Nomenclature

original description (of Distichopora brasseyi Wright, 1882) Wright B. (1882). Some new species of corals. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5).</em> 9: 73-78, pls. 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194528
page(s): 75, pl. 2. fig. 1, pl. 4. figs. 3, 4, 4*, 4** [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record 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. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Quelch J.J. (1884). On new Stylasteridae, with remarks on some recently described forms. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 13: 111-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938409459208 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Boschma H. (1951). On a specimen of Distichopora brasseyae Wright (Hydrocorallia, Stylasterina). <em>Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Series C.</em> 54 (5): 459-463. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]