WoRMS taxon details
Porites latistellata Quelch, 1886
869070 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869070)
accepted
Species
Porites (Napopora) latistellata Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Porites (Napopora) latistellate Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Porites latistella Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Porites latistellata Quelch, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869070 on 2025-12-23
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Nomenclature
original description
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 [details]
original description (of Porites latistella Quelch, 1886) 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 [details]
original description (of Porites latistella Quelch, 1886) 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 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Yabe H, Sugiyama T. (1935). Revised list of the reef-corals from the Japanese seas and of the fossil reef corals of the raised reefs and the Ryukyu limestone of Japan. <em>Journal of the Geological Society of Japan.</em> 42: 379-403.
page(s): 400 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Sugiyama T. (1935). Revised list of the reef-corals from the Japanese seas and of the fossil reef corals of the raised reefs and the Ryukyu limestone of Japan. <em>Journal of the Geological Society of Japan.</em> 42: 379-403.
page(s): 400 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Porites (Napopora) latistellata Quelch, 1886) MSI U.P.C.-1344, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Porites (Napopora) latistellata Quelch, 1886) MSI U.P.C.-1346, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Porites (Napopora) latistellata Quelch, 1886) MSI U.P.C.-250 [details]
Nontype (of Porites latistella Quelch, 1886) NMSR 9026, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | hump coral [from synonym] | [details] |
