Taxon name selected
Scolymia australis (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848)
Status
Historical generic designation for
Selected taxon name information
Authority reference(s):
Named and illustrated in
Milne Edwards, H. and Haime, J. (1848d). Recherches sur les polypiers; Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides. Annals des Sciences Naturelles 10:209-320. (For species details see p. 320 and Plate 8, Fig. 2)
Full description in
Milne Edwards, H. and Haime, J. (1849a). Recherches sur les polypiers; Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides (1).Astréens (Astreinae). Annals des Sciences Naturelles 11:233-312. (For species details see p. 239)
Taxonomic reference(s):
Veron, J.E.N. (2000a). Corals of the World. Townsville: Australian Institute of Marine Science. Volumes 1-3. 1410pp.
Target taxon name information
Authority reference(s):
Named and illustrated in
Milne Edwards, H. and Haime, J. (1848d). Recherches sur les polypiers; Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides. Annals des Sciences Naturelles 10:209-320. (For species details see p. 320 and Plate 8, Fig. 2)
Full description in
Milne Edwards, H. and Haime, J. (1849a). Recherches sur les polypiers; Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides (1).Astréens (Astreinae). Annals des Sciences Naturelles 11:233-312. (For species details see p. 239)
Taxonomic note: Previously placed in genus Scolymia. Rarely occurs in tropical Australia where it is difficult to distinguish from other Parascolymia
