Scleractinia name details
Madrepora gemmascens Esper, 1790
530798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:530798)
unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]
Homonymy junior homonym of Madrepora gemmascens Pallas, 1787
Homonymy junior homonym of Madrepora gemmascens Pallas, 1787 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora gemmascens Esper, 1790. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530798 on 2026-10-07
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Esper, E.J.C. (1788-1830). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nuremberg. 3 vols text, 2 vols pls. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.2885 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details] Available for editors
additional source Boschma, H. (1958). Proposed use of the Plenary Powers to validate the specific name "gemmascens" Esper, (1794), as published in the combination "Madrepora gemmascens" (Class Hydrozoa, Order Stylasterina). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nornenclature.</em> 16 (2): 71-72. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ott, F.D. (1995). The taxa depicted in E.J.C. Esper's "Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur" (1788-1830) and its "Forsetzungen" (1794-1806) with a combined index to both works. <em>Annalen des naturhistorischen Museums in Wien.</em> 97B: 1-36. [details] Available for editors
additional source Scheer G. (1990). Die von E.J.C. Esper 1788-1809 beschriebenen Anthrozoa (Cnidaria). IV: Scleractinia. V. Espers Leben und Werk. <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 71 (4/6): 369-429. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details] Available for editors
additional source Boschma, H. (1958). Proposed use of the Plenary Powers to validate the specific name "gemmascens" Esper, (1794), as published in the combination "Madrepora gemmascens" (Class Hydrozoa, Order Stylasterina). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nornenclature.</em> 16 (2): 71-72. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ott, F.D. (1995). The taxa depicted in E.J.C. Esper's "Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur" (1788-1830) and its "Forsetzungen" (1794-1806) with a combined index to both works. <em>Annalen des naturhistorischen Museums in Wien.</em> 97B: 1-36. [details] Available for editors
additional source Scheer G. (1990). Die von E.J.C. Esper 1788-1809 beschriebenen Anthrozoa (Cnidaria). IV: Scleractinia. V. Espers Leben und Werk. <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 71 (4/6): 369-429. [details]
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Homonymy junior homonym of Madrepora gemmascens Pallas, 1787 [details]