Scleractinia name details

Astraea (Fissicella) melicerum Ehrenberg, 1834

1383504  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1383504)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Merulinidae (Family)
  9. Astraea (Genus)
  10. Astraea (Fissicella) (Subgenus)
  11. Astraea (Fissicella) melicerum (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Astraea melicerum Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Astraea (Fissicella) melicerum Ehrenberg, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1383504 on 2025-04-30
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original description (of Astraea melicerum Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 

new combination reference Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication

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