WoRMS taxon details
Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978
207387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207387)
accepted
Species
Blastomussa (Ceriomorpha) loyae Head, 1978 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ceriomorpha loyae (Head, 1978) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Parasimplastrea loyae (Head, 1978) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blastomussa (Ceriomorpha) loyae Head, 1978) Head, S.M. 1978. A cerioid species of Blastomussa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) from the central Red Sea, with a revision of the genus. Journal of Natural History 12: 633-639. [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1977.5.5.1, verbatimGeounit Sudanese...
, Note Sudanese Red Sea (Recent)
Holotype NHMUK 1977.5.5.1, verbatimGeounit Sudanese Red Sea (Re... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Sudanese Red Sea (Recent) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207387 on 2024-04-24
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original description
(of Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000) Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
original description (of Blastomussa (Ceriomorpha) loyae Head, 1978) Head, S.M. 1978. A cerioid species of Blastomussa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) from the central Red Sea, with a revision of the genus. Journal of Natural History 12: 633-639. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Kleemann. K. & Baal, C. 2012. Note on the coral Blastomussa loyae, a valid species from the Red Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 92: 699-702., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531541100141x [details]
additional source Benzoni F, Arrigoni R, Waheed Z, Stefani F, Hoeksema BW (2014) Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the genus Blastomussa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 358-378. [details]
additional source Sheppard, C. R. C. (1985). Fringing reefs in the southern region, Jeddah to Jizan. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 37-58
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Blastomussa (Ceriomorpha) loyae Head, 1978) Head, S.M. 1978. A cerioid species of Blastomussa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) from the central Red Sea, with a revision of the genus. Journal of Natural History 12: 633-639. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Kleemann. K. & Baal, C. 2012. Note on the coral Blastomussa loyae, a valid species from the Red Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 92: 699-702., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531541100141x [details]
additional source Benzoni F, Arrigoni R, Waheed Z, Stefani F, Hoeksema BW (2014) Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the genus Blastomussa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) with description of a new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 358-378. [details]
additional source Sheppard, C. R. C. (1985). Fringing reefs in the southern region, Jeddah to Jizan. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 37-58
page(s): 48 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1977.5.5.1, verbatimGeounit Sudanese Red Sea (Re... [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Grammatical gender The species is named after Dr. Yossef Loya and therefore the epithet should have a male suffix [details]
Spelling The spelling awaits a published correction following ICZN Articles 31.1, 32.3, 32.5. According to Head (1978: 636), the species was named after Dr. Yossi Loya. Hence, the eipthet should be "loyai" instead of "loyae". [details]
Type locality Sudanese Red Sea (Recent) [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered) (from synonym Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000)
