Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Cnidaria

class

Anthozoa

order

Scleractinia

family

Plerogyridae

genus

Blastomussa

species

Blastomussa loyae

Name

Synonyms

Ceriomorpha loyae (Head, 1978)

Parasimplastrea loyae (Head, 1978)

Parasimplastrea sheppardi Veron, 2000

Homonyms

Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978

Bibliographic References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Sheppard, C. R. C. (1985). Fringing reefs in the southern region, Jeddah to Jizan. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 37-58