Desmophyllum dianthus
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135159 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2022-06-20T10:45:58Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794)
class: Hexacorallia
family: Caryophylliidae
genus: Desmophyllum
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2. 19: 279-365, pls 1-10.
name published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls.
name published in: Gardiner, J.S. (1905). The turbinolid corals of South Africa, with notes on their anatomy and variation. Marine Investigations in South Africa. 3(4): 97-129, pls. 1-3.
name published in: Gravier, C. (1915). Note préliminaire sur les Madréporaires recueilles au cours des croisières de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle II, de inclusivement. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco. 304: 1-22.
name published in: Milne Edwards A. (1861). Observations zur l'existence de divers mollusques et zoophytes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 4. 15: 149-157.
name published in: Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10.
name published in: 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. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16.
name published in year: 1860
name published in year: 1788-1830
name published in year: 1905
name published in year: 1915
name published in year: 1861
name published in year: 1848
name published in year: 1881 [1880]
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 135093
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Esper, 1794)
specific epithet: dianthus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted