Nomenclature
original description
Gray JE. (1872). Notes on corals from the South and Antarctis Seas. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1872: 744-747, pls. 62-64. [details]
basis of record
Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1983). Antarctic and subantarctic Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XIII. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 38 (2): 61-164. [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature According to Gray (1872) the species name is based on "Madrepora fissurata, n.s., Stokes, ? MS" [details]Unreviewed
Biology calcareous colonies, no free medusae [details]