WoRMS name details
Lithophyllia vitiensis (Brüggemann, 1877)
766657 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766657)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scolymia vitiensis Brüggemann, 1877) Brüggemann, F. (1877). Notes on the stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. III. A revision of the Recent solitary Mussaceae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4.</em> 20: 300-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937708682236 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Lithophyllia vitiensis (Brüggemann, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766657 on 2026-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scolymia vitiensis Brüggemann, 1877) Brüggemann, F. (1877). Notes on the stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. III. A revision of the Recent solitary Mussaceae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4.</em> 20: 300-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937708682236 [details]
basis of record Wells JW. (1964). The recent solitary mussid scleractinian corals. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 39: 375-384. [details]
new combination reference Gardiner JS (1899) On the solitary corals, collected by Dr. A. Willey. In: A. Willey's Zoological Results, Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, Cambridge 2: 161-170, 176-180, pls. 19-20. [details]
new combination reference Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
basis of record Wells JW. (1964). The recent solitary mussid scleractinian corals. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 39: 375-384. [details]
new combination reference Gardiner JS (1899) On the solitary corals, collected by Dr. A. Willey. In: A. Willey's Zoological Results, Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, Cambridge 2: 161-170, 176-180, pls. 19-20. [details]
new combination reference Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
page(s): 91, 138 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Gardiner JS (1899) On the solitary corals, collected by Dr. A. Willey. In: A. Willey's Zoological Results, Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, Cambridge 2: 161-170, 176-180, pls. 19-20. [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm
page(s): 17, 198 [details]
additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
page(s): 91, 138 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gardiner JS (1899) On the solitary corals, collected by Dr. A. Willey. In: A. Willey's Zoological Results, Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere, Cambridge 2: 161-170, 176-180, pls. 19-20. [details]
additional source Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm
page(s): 17, 198 [details]
