Scleractinia name details
Madrepora pentagona Esper, 1790
763418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:763418)
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 superseded combination (basionym)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]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Madrepora pentagona Esper, 1790. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=763418 on 2026-09-27
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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 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12140 [details] Available for editors
additional source Esper, E.J.C. (1789-1798). Die Planzenthiere: Fortsetzungen 1: 1-230; 2: 1-48. Abbildungen I: Madrepora pls. 1-87. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nurnberg. [details]
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]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60631 [details] Available for editors
basis of record 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12140 [details] Available for editors
additional source Esper, E.J.C. (1789-1798). Die Planzenthiere: Fortsetzungen 1: 1-230; 2: 1-48. Abbildungen I: Madrepora pls. 1-87. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nurnberg. [details]
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]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60631 [details] Available for editors