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Blastomussa
''Blastomussa'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals. It is unclear in which family this genus belongs. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums. Species The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species: *''Blastomussa loyae'' Head, 1978 *''Blastomussa merleti'' (Wells, 1961) *''Blastomussa omanensis'' (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991) *''Blastomussa simplicitexta'' (Umbgrove, 1942) † *''Blastomussa vivida'' Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014 *''Blastomussa wellsi ''Blastomussa wellsi'' is a species of large polyp stony coral. It is unclear in which family the genus '' Blastomussa'' belongs. This coral is found in the west and central Indo-Pacific region. Description A colony of ''Blastomussa wellsi'' co ...'' Wijsman-Best, 1973 References External links ReefCorner Database Entry - Blastomussa merleti Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastomussa Merleti
''Blastomussa merleti'', commonly known as pineapple coral, is a species of large polyp stony coral. It is unclear in which family the genus '' Blastomussa'' belongs. This coral is native to the west and central Indo-Pacific region and is sometimes used in reef aquaria. Description Young colonies of this coral have each corallite extending out from a common, dome-shaped centre. However, over time these individual corallites become separated and the colony could be considered to be a group of cloned, solitary individuals. The corallites are less than in diameter. The septa have toothed margins and are arranged in two cycles, only the first of which reaches to the central columella. The polyps are only extended at night. This coral may be dark red, pink, orange, brown or dark grey, often with contrasting green oral discs. Distribution and habitat ''Blastomussa merleti'' is native to the Indio-Pacific region. The Blastomussa merleti coexists in the Indo-Pacific region with other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastomussa Loyae
''Blastomussa'' is a genus of large polyp Scleractinia, stony corals. It is unclear in which Family (biology), family this genus belongs. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums. Species The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species: *''Blastomussa loyae'' Head, 1978 *''Blastomussa merleti'' (Wells, 1961) *''Blastomussa omanensis'' (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991) *''Blastomussa simplicitexta'' (Umbgrove, 1942) † *''Blastomussa vivida'' Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014 *''Blastomussa wellsi'' Wijsman-Best, 1973 References External links ReefCorner Database Entry - Blastomussa merleti Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastomussa Omanensis
''Blastomussa'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals. It is unclear in which family this genus belongs. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums. Species The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species: *''Blastomussa loyae'' Head, 1978 *''Blastomussa merleti'' (Wells, 1961) *'' Blastomussa omanensis'' (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991) *'' Blastomussa simplicitexta'' (Umbgrove, 1942) † *'' Blastomussa vivida'' Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014 *''Blastomussa wellsi ''Blastomussa wellsi'' is a species of large polyp stony coral. It is unclear in which family the genus '' Blastomussa'' belongs. This coral is found in the west and central Indo-Pacific region. Description A colony of ''Blastomussa wellsi'' co ...'' Wijsman-Best, 1973 References External links ReefCorner Database Entry - Blastomussa merleti Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastomussa Simplicitexta
''Blastomussa'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals. It is unclear in which family this genus belongs. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums. Species The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species: *''Blastomussa loyae'' Head, 1978 *''Blastomussa merleti'' (Wells, 1961) *''Blastomussa omanensis'' (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991) *'' Blastomussa simplicitexta'' (Umbgrove, 1942) † *'' Blastomussa vivida'' Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014 *''Blastomussa wellsi ''Blastomussa wellsi'' is a species of large polyp stony coral. It is unclear in which family the genus '' Blastomussa'' belongs. This coral is found in the west and central Indo-Pacific region. Description A colony of ''Blastomussa wellsi'' co ...'' Wijsman-Best, 1973 References External links ReefCorner Database Entry - Blastomussa merleti Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastomussa Vivida
''Blastomussa'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals. It is unclear in which family this genus belongs. Members of this genus are sometimes found in reef aquariums. Species The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species: *''Blastomussa loyae'' Head, 1978 *''Blastomussa merleti'' (Wells, 1961) *''Blastomussa omanensis'' (Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991) *''Blastomussa simplicitexta'' (Umbgrove, 1942) † *'' Blastomussa vivida'' Benzoni, Arrigoni & Hoeksema, 2014 *''Blastomussa wellsi ''Blastomussa wellsi'' is a species of large polyp stony coral. It is unclear in which family the genus '' Blastomussa'' belongs. This coral is found in the west and central Indo-Pacific region. Description A colony of ''Blastomussa wellsi'' co ...'' Wijsman-Best, 1973 References External links ReefCorner Database Entry - Blastomussa merleti Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blastomussa Wellsi
''Blastomussa wellsi'' is a species of large polyp stony coral. It is unclear in which family the genus '' Blastomussa'' belongs. This coral is found in the west and central Indo-Pacific region. Description A colony of ''Blastomussa wellsi'' consists of a small group of corallites each with its own fleshy polyp. The mantle extends from the polyp over the corallite wall and obscures the underlying skeletal structure. The corallites are in diameter. The septa have small blunt teeth and are not arranged in orders. Some reach the columella in the centre of the calyx. This coral is brightly coloured, being dark red, green, grey or blue, often with contrasting oral discs. Ecology The soft tissues of this coral contain symbiotic zooxanthellae which use sunlight to create organic compounds by photosynthesis which provide most of the coral's nutritional needs. The polyps supplement this by the capture of zooplankton with their tentacles and absorption of dissolved organic matter from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scleractinia
Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyp (zoology), polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral disc in which a mouth is fringed with tentacles. Although some species are solitary, most are Colony (biology), colonial. The founding polyp settles and starts to secrete calcium carbonate to protect its soft body. Solitary corals can be as much as across but in colonial species the polyps are usually only a few millimetres in diameter. These polyps reproduce asexually by budding, but remain attached to each other, forming a multi-polyp colony of cloning, clones with a common skeleton, which may be up to several metres in diameter or height according to species. The shape and appearance of each coral colony depends not only on the species, but also on its location, depth, the amount of water movement and other factors. Many shallow-water co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reef Aquarium
A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately intense lighting, turbulent water movement, and more stable water chemistry than fish-only marine aquaria, and careful consideration is given to which reef animals are appropriate and compatible with each other. Components Reef aquariums consist of a number of components, in addition to the livestock, including: *Display tank: The primary tank in which the livestock are kept and shown. *Stand: A stand allows for placement of the display tank at eye level and provides space for storage of the accessory components. *Sump: An accessory tank in which mechanical equipment is kept. A remote sump allows for a clutter-free display tank. *Refugium: An accessory tank dedicated to the cultivation of beneficial macroalgae and microflora/fauna. The re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Register Of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the information, which is gathered from the primary scientific literature as well as from some external regional and taxon-specific databases. WoRMS maintains valid names of all marine organisms, but also provides information on synonyms and invalid names. It is an ongoing task to maintain the registry, since new species are constantly being discovered and described by scientists; in addition, the nomenclature and taxonomy of existing species is often corrected or changed as new research is constantly being published. Subsets of WoRMS content are made available, and can have separate badging and their own home/launch pages, as "subregisters", such as the ''World List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
