Scleractinia name details
Caryophyllia caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
1563901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1563901)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora caespitosa Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1563901 on 2025-09-11
original description
(of Madrepora caespitosa Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Phillips, J. (1829). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or a description of the strata and organic remains of the Yorkshire Coast. Part 1. <em>Printed for the author, York.</em> 1-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22966827 [details]
additional source Zlatarski, V. N.; Estalella, N. M. (1980). Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Bulgarian Academy of Science. Sophia., pp. 312.
page(s): 83, 298 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Phillips, J. (1829). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or a description of the strata and organic remains of the Yorkshire Coast. Part 1. <em>Printed for the author, York.</em> 1-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22966827 [details]
additional source Zlatarski, V. N.; Estalella, N. M. (1980). Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Bulgarian Academy of Science. Sophia., pp. 312.
page(s): 83, 298 [details]