Scleractinia name details
Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819
526976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:526976)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Madrepora angulosa Pallas, 1766 accepted as Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766) (type by subsequent monotypy)
- Species Lithodendron annulatum Lonsdale, 1845 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Lithodendron costatum Lonsdale, 1845 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Lithodendron pauciradialis M'Coy, 1844 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Lithodendron sexdecimale Phillips, 1836 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Lithodendron socialis Phillips, 1836 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Lithodendron (Oculina) Lamarck, 1816 † accepted as Mussa Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron (Oculina) gibbosum Goldfuss, 1829 † accepted as Synhelia gibbosa (Goldfuss, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron altavillensis (Defrance, 1817) † accepted as Parasmilia altavillensis (Defrance, 1817) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron capitatum Schweigger, 1819 accepted as Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lithodendron cariosum Goldfuss, 1826 † accepted as Lobopsammia cariosa (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron clathratum Emmrich, 1853 † accepted as Retiophyllia clathrata (Emmrich, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron compressum Goldfuss, 1829 † accepted as Enallohelia compressa (Goldfuss, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron cristatum (Esper, 1789) accepted as Lobophyllia hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lithodendron dianthus Goldfuss, 1826 † accepted as Placophyllia dianthus (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron dichotomum Goldfuss, 1826 † accepted as Cladophyllia dichotoma (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron diductum Quenstedt, 1880 † accepted as Latomeandra diducta (Quenstedt, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron elegans Goldfuss, 1829 † accepted as Enallohelia elegans (Goldfuss, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron exigue Michelin, 1847 † accepted as Heterocoenia exigua (Michelin, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron exiguum Michelin, 1847 † accepted as Mussa exigua (Michelin, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron fasciculatum (Fleming, 1828) † accepted as Caryophyllia fasciculata Fleming, 1828 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron fastigiatum (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron fusinieri Catullo, 1852 † accepted as Caulastraea fusinieri (Catullo, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron gemmans Michelin, 1846 † accepted as Pleurocora gemmans (Michelin, 1846) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron gibbosum Goldfuss, 1829 † accepted as Synhelia gibbosa (Goldfuss, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron humile Michelin, 1841 † accepted as Cladocora humilis (Michelin, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron illitum Quenstedt, 1880 † accepted as Mussa illita (Quenstedt, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron intricatum Michelin, 1842 † accepted as Cladocora intricata (Michelin, 1842) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron irregulare Michelin, 1844 † accepted as Montastraea irregularis (Michelin, 1844) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron lineatus Conrad, 1835 † accepted as Astrangia lineata (Conrad, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron longimanum Quenstedt, 1881 † accepted as Thecosmilia longimana (Quenstedt, 1881) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron manipulatum Michelin, 1842 † accepted as Cladocora gracilis (d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Lithodendron martini Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † accepted as Taeniodendrocyclus martini (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron meyeri (Koch & Dunker, 1837) † accepted as Synhelia meyeri (Koch & Dunker, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron mitratum Quenstedt, 1858 † accepted as Mitrodendron mitratum (Quenstedt, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron moreausiacum Michelin, 1843 † accepted as Calamophylliopsis moreauana (Michelin, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron multicaule Michelin, 1842 † accepted as Cladocora multicaulis (Michelin, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron nanum Roemer, 1836 † accepted as Cladophyllia nana (Roemer, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron parasitum Michelin, 1847 † accepted as Culicia parasita (Michelin, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron parassiticum Michelin, 1847 † accepted as Culicia parasita (Michelin, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
- Species Lithodendron plicatum Goldfuss, 1826 † accepted as Chorisastraea plicatum (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron proliferum (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron pseudoflabellum Catullo, 1852 † accepted as Caulastraea pseudoflabellum (Catullo, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron pseudoflabellum Catullo, 1857 † accepted as Calamophyllia pseudoflabellum (Catullo, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lithodendron pseudostylina Michelin, 1843 † accepted as Calamophyllia pseudostylina (Michelin, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron ramulosum Michelin, 1843 † accepted as Pleurocora ramulosa (Michelin, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron sarcinuliforme Catullo, 1857 † accepted as Mussa sarcinuliformis (Catullo, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron sociale Roemer, 1839 † accepted as Goniocora socialis (Roemer, 1839) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, homonym, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron sociale Phillips, 1836 † accepted as Lithodendron socialis Phillips, 1836 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Lithodendron subdichototum Münster, 1841 † accepted as Thecosmilia subdichotoma (Münster, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron sublaeve Münster, 1841 † accepted as Remismilia sublaevis (Münster, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron trichotoma Goldfuss, 1826 † accepted as Thecosmilia trichotoma (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, amended spelling)
- Species Lithodendron trichotomum Goldfuss, 1826 † accepted as Thecosmilia trichotoma (Goldfuss, 1826) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Lithodendron virginea (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Oculina virginea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Schweigger AF. (1819). Beobachtungen auf naturhistorischen Reisen : anatomisch-physiologische Untersuchungen über Corallen ; nebst einem Anhange, Bemerkungen über den Bernstein enthaltend / von August Friedrich Schweigger. <em>Berlin.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50571414
page(s): tab.vi [details]
page(s): tab.vi [details]
Scleractinia (2025). Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=526976 on 2026-10-10
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Schweigger AF. (1819). Beobachtungen auf naturhistorischen Reisen : anatomisch-physiologische Untersuchungen über Corallen ; nebst einem Anhange, Bemerkungen über den Bernstein enthaltend / von August Friedrich Schweigger. <em>Berlin.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50571414
page(s): tab.vi [details]
additional source Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1936). The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 31: 97-134., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/61464 [details]
page(s): tab.vi [details]
additional source Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1936). The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 31: 97-134., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/61464 [details]
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Type designation Subsequent designation by Wells (1936) [details]