Millepora decussata J.Ellis & Solander
Publication details
Millepora decussata J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 131, pl. 23: fig. 9
Published in: Ellis, J. & Solander, D. (1786). The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis...Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. pp. xii + 208, 63 Plates. London: B. White & Son.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Millepora is .
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum decussatum (J.Ellis & Solander) Philippi
Synonym(s)
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Type information
Type locality: coast of Portugal (Ellis & Solander 1786: 131). Notes: Type: lost or missing (Dixon 1960, Woelkerling 1983: 304-307, Woelkerling 1998: 251-252).
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018.
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