WoRMS taxon details
Coelastrea aspera (Verrill, 1866)
762427 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:762427)
accepted
Species
Favites aspera (Verrill, 1866) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Favites spectabilis (Verrill, 1872) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Goniastrea spectabilis (Verrill, 1872) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastraea spectabilis Verrill, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastrea spectabilis (Verrill, 1872) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, Naturalist to the Expedition. With descriptions of some additional species from the west coast of North America. Part III. Madreporaria. <em>Communications of the Essex Institute, Salem.</em> 5(3): 17-50, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33204514 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Coelastrea aspera (Verrill, 1866). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762427 on 2024-08-23
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original description
(of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, Naturalist to the Expedition. With descriptions of some additional species from the west coast of North America. Part III. Madreporaria. <em>Communications of the Essex Institute, Salem.</em> 5(3): 17-50, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33204514 [details]
original description (of Prionastraea spectabilis Verrill, 1872) Verrill AE. (1872). Names of species in the author's report on Zoophytes. <em>In: Dana JD, Corals and coral islands.</em> Dodd & Mead, New York, pp. 379-388. [details]
additional source Khalil HM, Fathy MS, Al Sawy SM. (2021). Quaternary corals (Scleractinia: Merulinidae) from the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast. <em>Geological Journal.</em> , available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gj.4145?af=R [details]
new combination reference Huang D, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Budd AF (2014) Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 277–355. [details]
original description (of Prionastraea spectabilis Verrill, 1872) Verrill AE. (1872). Names of species in the author's report on Zoophytes. <em>In: Dana JD, Corals and coral islands.</em> Dodd & Mead, New York, pp. 379-388. [details]
additional source Khalil HM, Fathy MS, Al Sawy SM. (2021). Quaternary corals (Scleractinia: Merulinidae) from the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast. <em>Geological Journal.</em> , available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gj.4145?af=R [details]
new combination reference Huang D, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Budd AF (2014) Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 277–355. [details]
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Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 39323, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 39362, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 40776, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 40785, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 41327, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 48254, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 53235, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) IGPS 56643, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) UWA 698-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 105-58, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 113-58, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 12-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 156-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 205-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 205-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 209-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 272-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 307-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 317-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 318-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 320-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 321-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 324-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 339-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 34-59, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 350-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 355-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 356-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 362-80, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 413-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 467-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 488-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 494-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 515-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 5-59, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 56-88, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 572-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 582-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 586-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 598-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 600-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 661-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 66-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 674-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 692-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 715-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 716-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 725-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 809-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 811-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 812-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 813-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 815-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 816-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 819-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 820-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 821-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 82-88, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 847-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866) WAM 971-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Goniastrea spectabilis (Verrill, 1872))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Favites aspera (Verrill, 1866))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coelastrea aspera)
To GenBank (157 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (157 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (16 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 79) (from synonym Prionastraea spectabilis Verrill, 1872)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Goniastrea spectabilis (Verrill, 1872))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Favites aspera (Verrill, 1866))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coelastrea aspera)
To GenBank (157 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (157 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (16 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Goniastrea aspera Verrill, 1866)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 79) (from synonym Prionastraea spectabilis Verrill, 1872)