Flabellum (Flabellum) patens
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Cairns, Stephen
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-30
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: Flabellum (Flabellum) patens Moseley, 1880
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Flabellum (Flabellum) patens Moseley, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287021 on 2026-08-30
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2022-12-26T12:27:53Z
replaces: 1564931
replaces: 1383415
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Flabellum (Flabellum) patens Moseley, 1880
class: Hexacorallia
family: Flabellidae
genus: Flabellum
kingdom: Animalia
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: 1881 [1880]
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 509581
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Moseley, 1880
specific epithet: patens
subgenus: Flabellum
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted