Deep-Sea name details
Flabellum apertum Moseley, 1876
1288980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288980)
alternative representation
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1875.0068 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Flabellum apertum Moseley, 1876. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288980 on 2026-08-22
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Flabellum apertum Moseley, 1876. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288980 on 2026-08-22
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Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1875.0068 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & V. Polonio. (2013). New records of deep-sea Scleractinia off Argentina and the Falkland Islands. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3691 (1): 58-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.2 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Marenzeller, E. von. (1904). Steinkorallen. <em>Wissenschaflichte Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia", 1838-1899,.</em> Band 7: 281-318, pls. 14-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6308054 [details]
additional source Marion, A.F. (1906). Étude des Cœlentérés atlantiques recueillis par la Commission de dragages de l'aviso le "Travailleur" durant les campagnes 1880 et 1881. Œuvres posthumes de A.F. Marion réunies par Paul Gourret. <em>Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman.</em> 1906: 103-151., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46501385 [details]
additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 167-168 [details]
additional source 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. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Squires DF, Keyes IW. (1967). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinian corals. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientiic and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 185: 1-46, pls. 1-6. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and Recent Flabellum from Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 87-103, 4 pls.
page(s): 88, 89, 101 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. <em>Science Reports Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 105-178, pls. 9-12. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & V. Polonio. (2013). New records of deep-sea Scleractinia off Argentina and the Falkland Islands. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3691 (1): 58-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.2 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kitahara MV, Cordeiro RTS, Barbosa RV, Pires D Sumida PYG. (2020). Brazilian Deep-Sea Corals. In: Sumida PYG, Bernardino AF, De Léo FC (eds) Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity. <em>Brazilian Marine Biodiversity. Volume 3. Springer, Cham.</em> pp. 73-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53222-2_4 [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source Marenzeller, E. von. (1904). Steinkorallen. <em>Wissenschaflichte Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia", 1838-1899,.</em> Band 7: 281-318, pls. 14-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6308054 [details]
additional source Marion, A.F. (1906). Étude des Cœlentérés atlantiques recueillis par la Commission de dragages de l'aviso le "Travailleur" durant les campagnes 1880 et 1881. Œuvres posthumes de A.F. Marion réunies par Paul Gourret. <em>Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman.</em> 1906: 103-151., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46501385 [details]
additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 167-168 [details]
additional source 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. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Squires DF, Keyes IW. (1967). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinian corals. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientiic and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 185: 1-46, pls. 1-6. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and Recent Flabellum from Japan. <em>Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 87-103, 4 pls.
page(s): 88, 89, 101 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Eguchi M. (1942). Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. <em>Science Reports Tohoku Imperial University, 2nd Series (Geology).</em> 22 (2): 105-178, pls. 9-12. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype IGPS 43443, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 45675, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 4736, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47437, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47439, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47441, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47442, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47444, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 47445, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Unknown type ZMH, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
