Merulinidae
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-28
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: Merulinidae Verrill, 1866
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Merulinidae Verrill, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196102 on 2026-08-28
created: 2005-12-27T20:49:34Z
is replaced by: 1579843
modified: 2025-10-15T08:45:45Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Merulinidae Verrill, 1866
accepted name usage ID: 1579843
class: Hexacorallia
family: Merulinidae
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). Communications of the Essex Institute. 4: 145–152.
name published in year: 1866
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 1517259
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Verrill, 1866
taxon rank: Family
taxonomic status: junior objective synonym