Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Desmophyllum dianthus
coral pétreo, Stony coral
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Caryophylliidae
Genus
Desmophyllum
Species
dianthus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Desmophyllum capense Gardiner, 1904, Desmophyllum costatum Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848, Desmophyllum cumingii Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, Desmophyllum ingens Moseley, 1880, Desmophyllum reflexum Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860 Desmophyllum serpuliforme Gravier, 1915, Madrepora dianthus Esper, 1794, Thalassiotrochus telegraphicus Milne Edwards and Haime, 1861
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Wells, J.W. (1983) Annotated list of the scleractinian corals of the Galápagos. In: Glynn, P.W. & Wellington, G.M.: Corals and coral reefs of the Galápagos Islands. University of California Press, Berkley, Los Angeles, London, 213-291 p.
- Cairns, S.D. (1991) A revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galápagos and the Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contrib. Zool. 504: 1-44.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Desmophyllum dianthus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14419. Accessed 12 May 2025.