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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Polyphyllia Blainville 1830
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Polyphyllia
Polyphyllia Quoy & Gaimard ex Blainville 1830
Polyphyllia de Blainville 1830
Genus recognized by GBIF classification

Alternative Names

Cryptabacia Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Lithactinia Lesson 1831
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cryptabacia Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Lithactinia Lesson 1831
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Polyphyllia
Harvest ancestor according to NMNH type specimens, iNaturalist, and NMNH Collection

Common Names

English

mole coral preferred
plate coral
sea mole
slipper coral
tongue coral

Japanese

イシナマコ属 preferred

Curated hierarchies for Polyphyllia Blainville 1830