Scleractinia name details
Pentalophora Saville Kent, 1871
766365 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766365)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Reussia lamellosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 accepted as Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859) (type by original designation)
- Species Pentalophora lamellosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) accepted as Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Saville Kent W. (1871). On some new and little-known species of madrepores, or stony corals, in the British Museum Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year 1871.</em> 275-286, pls. 23-25. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Pentalophora Saville Kent, 1871. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766365 on 2025-04-22
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Saville Kent W. (1871). On some new and little-known species of madrepores, or stony corals, in the British Museum Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year 1871.</em> 275-286, pls. 23-25. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN, Pichon M. (1976). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astroceoniidae, Pocilloporidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 1: 1-86. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN, Pichon M. (1976). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astroceoniidae, Pocilloporidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 1: 1-86. [details]
