Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) platypus
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Cairns, Stephen
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-01
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: Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) platypus (Moseley, 1876)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) platypus (Moseley, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286857 on 2026-08-01
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2022-06-29T19:00:59Z
replaces: 1383452
replaces: 1451902
replaces: 869140
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) platypus (Moseley, 1876)
class: Hexacorallia
family: Stephanocyathidae
genus: Stephanocyathus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. Proc. R. Soc. 24: 544-569.
name published in year: 1876
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 508446
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Moseley, 1876)
specific epithet: platypus
subgenus: Stephanocyathus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted