Thecopsammia gemma
creator: Cairns, Stephen
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: Thecopsammia gemma Moseley, 1880
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Thecopsammia gemma Moseley, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510476 on 2026-08-28
created: 2010-08-31T02:27:39Z
is replaced by: 286925
modified: 2022-06-25T10:07:44Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Thecopsammia gemma Moseley, 1880
accepted name usage ID: 286925
class: Hexacorallia
family: Dendrophylliidae
genus: Thecopsammia
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: 267904
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Moseley, 1880
specific epithet: gemma
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination