Marine Species Traits - Discosoma album (Forsskål, 1775)

Traits taxon details

Discosoma album (Forsskål, 1775)

AphiaID

289829 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289829)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

Original name

Priapus albus Forsskål, 1775

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 101 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Daly, M.; Fautin, D.G. (2013). World List of Corallimorpharia. Discosoma album (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289829 on 2025-09-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Discosoma album (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289829 on 2025-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2009-09-15 08:51:01Z

checked

Fautin, Daphne

2015-10-08 08:58:45Z

changed

Fautin, Daphne

2015-10-13 10:34:41Z

changed

Fautin, Daphne

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 101 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record den Hartog, J. C. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). As a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1884). Le attinie. Volume primo, contente bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81386
page(s): 286 [details]

additional source Haeckel, E. (1876). Arabische Korallen. Ein Ausflug nach den Korallenbänken des Rothen Meeres und ein Blick in das Leben der Korallenthiere Reimer, Berlin. 48 pp. 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10690732
page(s): Pl. I fig. 1 [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie (Monografia). Coi Tipi der Salviucci. Roma., volume 1 (Bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia), pp. 460.
page(s): 286 [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie. Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 14, 3, Memorie, 211-673
page(s): 494 [details]

additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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