Dactyloporella C.Gümbel, 1872, nom. illeg.
Holotype species: Dactyloporella cylindracea (Lamarck) C.Gümbel
Publication details: C.Gümbel, 1872: 254
Currently accepted name for the type species: Dactylopora cylindracea Lamarck
Original publication and holotype designation: Gümbel, C.W. (1872). Die sogenannten Nulliporen (Lithothamnium und Dactylophora). Und ihre Betheiligung und der Zusammensetzung der Kalkgesteine. Zweiter Theil: Die Nulliporen des Thierreichs (Dactyloporidae) nebst Nachtrag zum ersten Theile. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 11(1): 231-290, 4 plates.
Request PDFFossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-08-08 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dactylopora.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate and superfluous renaming of Dactylopora Lamarck. - (08 August 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
