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Merulinidae
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals. Characteristics All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The valleys are superficial or may be indistinct because of fan-like spreading or contortions in the ridges. Faviidae and Trachyphylliidae are the most closely related families. Genera The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family: *'' Astrea'' Lamarck, 1801 *'' Australogyra'' Veron & Pichon, 1982 *'' Boninastrea'' Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935 *'' Caulastraea'' Dana, 1846 *'' Coelastrea'' Verrill, 1866 *''Cyphastrea'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 *'' Dipsastraea'' Blainville, 1830 *''Echinopora'' Lamarck, 1816 *'' Erythrastrea'' Pichon, Scheer & Pillai, 1983 *'' Favites'' Link, 1807 *''Goniastrea'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 *'' Hydnophora'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 *'' Hydnophyllia'' † Reis, 1889 *'' Isastraea''† Milne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pectiniidae
Pectiniidae was a family of stony corals, commonly known as chalice corals, but the name is no longer considered valid. Taxonomy The "robust" stony coral families of Faviidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae and Pectiniidae, have traditionally been recognised on morphological grounds but recent molecular analysis has shown that these families are polyphyletic, the similarities between the species having occurred through convergent evolution. A revised classification, proposed in 2012, places the Pacific species of Mussidae in a new family, Lobophylliidae and retains the taxon Mussidae for the Atlantic species. In the revision, the genera '' Echinomorpha'', '' Echinophyllia'' and '' Oxypora'' were transferred from Pectiniidae to Lobophylliidae, and the genera '' Mycedium'', '' Pectinia'' and '' Physophyllia'' were transferred to Merulinidae. The family Pectiniidae was abolished. Genera The World Register of Marine Species used to include the following genera Genus ( plural genera ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachyphylliidae
Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals. Characteristics All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The valleys are superficial or may be indistinct because of fan-like spreading or contortions in the ridges. Faviidae and Trachyphylliidae are the most closely related families. Genera The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family: *'' Astrea'' Lamarck, 1801 *'' Australogyra'' Veron & Pichon, 1982 *'' Boninastrea'' Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935 *'' Caulastraea'' Dana, 1846 *'' Coelastrea'' Verrill, 1866 *''Cyphastrea'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 *'' Dipsastraea'' Blainville, 1830 *''Echinopora'' Lamarck, 1816 *'' Erythrastrea'' Pichon, Scheer & Pillai, 1983 *'' Favites'' Link, 1807 *''Goniastrea'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 *'' Hydnophora'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 *'' Hydnophyllia'' † Reis, 1889 *'' Isastraea''† Milne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelastrea
''Coelastrea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Australia, Japan and the East China Sea. Species The following 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 appropriat ... are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Coelastrea aspera'' (Verrill, 1866) *'' Coelastrea palauensis'' (Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936) *'' Coelastrea tenuis'' Verrill, 1866 References Merulinidae Scleractinia genera {{scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipsastraea
''Dipsastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region. They are zooxanthellate corals. Species The following 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 appropriat ... are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species : *'' Dipsastraea albida'' (Veron, 2000) *'' Dipsastraea amicorum'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) *'' Dipsastraea camranensis'' (Latypov, 2013) *'' Dipsastraea danai'' (Milne Edwards, 1857) *'' Dipsastraea faviaformis'' (Veron, 2000) *'' Dipsastraea favus'' (Forskål, 1775) *'' Dipsastraea helianthoides'' (Wells, 1954) *'' Dipsastraea lacuna'' (Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000) *'' Dipsastraea laddi'' (Wells, 1954) *'' Dipsastraea laxa'' (Klunzinger, 1879) *'' Dips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydnophora
''Hydnophora'' is a genus of large polyp stony corals in the family Merulinidae Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals. Characteristics All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The val .... List of species According to World Register of Marine Species : * '' Hydnophora bonsai'' Veron, 1990 * '' Hydnophora exesa'' (Pallas, 1766) * '' Hydnophora grandis'' Gardiner, 1904 * '' Hydnophora microconos'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Hydnophora pilosa'' Veron, 1985 * '' Hydnophora rigida'' (Dana, 1846) References Merulinidae Scleractinia genera {{scleractinia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyphastrea
''Cyphastrea'' is a genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Merulinidae Merulinidae is a family of reef-building stony corals. Characteristics All the genera in this family are colonial, reef-building corals. Skeletal structures are similar to those of Faviidae but are highly fused, without paliform lobes. The valle ..., commonly known as brain coral. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: *'' Cyphastrea agassizi'' (Vaughan, 1907) - Agassiz's brain coralFenner, Douglas (2005). ''Corals of Hawai'i : field guide to the hard, black, and soft corals of Hawai'i and the northwest Hawaiian Islands, including Midway.'' Honolulu, Hawai'i: Mutual Pub. . *'' Cyphastrea chalcidicum'' (Forsskål, 1775) *'' Cyphastrea decadia'' Moll & Best, 1984 *'' Cyphastrea hexasepta'' Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000 *'' Cyphastrea japonica'' Yabe & Sugiyama, 1932 *'' Cyphastrea kausti'' Bouwmeester & Benzoni, 2015 *'' Cyphastrea magna'' Benzoni & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulastraea
''Caulastraea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species of ''Caulastraea'' are commonly found in the aquarium trade under the names candy cane coral or trumpet coral. Species The following species are currently recognized: *'' Caulastraea connata'' (Ortmann, 1892) *'' Caulastraea curvata'' Wijsman-Best, 1972 *'' Caulastraea echinulata'' (M. Edwards & Haime, 1849) *'' Caulastraea furcata'' Dana, 1846 *'' Caulastraea tumida'' Matthai, 1928 Gallery File:Candy cane coral (Caulastrea echinulata) (5).jpg, At Birdworld Birdworld is the United Kingdom's largest bird park, covering . It is located in the East Hampshire district, close to the village of Bucks Horn Oak and the surrounding Alice Holt Forest. It is part of the parent company Haskins Garden Centre ..., England File:Caulastraea 1.jpg, A colony in captivity File:Caulastraea, luz actínica.jpg, Feeder tentacles extended References External links * * Merulinidae Scleractinia genera< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Favites
''Favites'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Japan, the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Islands. Characteristics Colonies can be encrusting but are usually massive and dome-shaped. The corallites are mostly cerioid (sharing a common wall), but some are plocoid (with an individual wall) and the palliform lobes are indistinct, which distinguishes these corals from the otherwise similar ''Goniastrea''. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species : *''Favites abdita'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786) *'' Favites acuticollis'' (Ortmann, 1889) *'' Favites chinensis'' (Verrill, 1866) *'' Favites colemani'' (Veron, 2000) *'' Favites complanata'' (Ehrenberg, 1834) *'' Favites favosa'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786) *'' Favites flexuosa'' (Dana, 1846) *'' Favites h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goniastrea
''Goniastrea'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species belonging to the genus ''Goniastrea'' forms massive colonies, usually spherical or elongate, with well developed paliform lobes. Polyps can be seen only at night. Species The following species are currently recognized by the 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 specialis ... : * '' Goniastrea columella'' Crossland, 1948 * '' Goniastrea edwardsi'' Chevalier, 1971 * '' Goniastrea favulus'' (Dana, 1846) * '' Goniastrea minuta'' Veron, 2002 * '' Goniastrea pectinata'' (Ehrenberg, 1834) * '' Goniastrea ramosa'' Veron, 2002 * '' Goniastrea retiformis'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Goniastrea stelligera'' (Dana, 1846) * '' Goniastrea thecata'' Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Favites'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Japan, the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Islands. Characteristics Colonies can be encrusting but are usually massive and dome-shaped. The corallites are mostly cerioid (sharing a common wall), but some are plocoid (with an individual wall) and the palliform lobes are indistinct, which distinguishes these corals from the otherwise similar ''Goniastrea''. Species The following species are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species : *'' Favites abdita'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786) *'' Favites acuticollis'' (Ortmann, 1889) *'' Favites chinensis'' (Verrill, 1866) *'' Favites colemani'' (Veron, 2000) *'' Favites complanata'' (Ehrenberg, 1834) *'' Favites favosa'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786) *'' Favites flexuosa'' (Dana, 1846) *'' Favites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptoria
''Leptoria'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are known as brain corals or closed brain corals. They are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean as far as Japan and the South Central Pacific Ocean. Characteristics Colonies are massive and the corallites are meandroid (in meandering valleys on the surface of the coral). The septa are neatly arranged like rungs on a ladder. Species The following 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 appropriat ... are currently recognized by the World Register of Marine Species : * '' Leptoria irregularis'' Veron, 1990 * '' Leptoria phrygia'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786) References Merulinidae Scleractinia genera {{scleractin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinopora
''Echinopora'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Species The following 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 appropriat ... are currently recognized: * '' Echinopora ashmorensis'' Veron, 1990 * '' Echinopora forskaliana'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) * '' Echinopora fruticulosa'' Klunzinger, 1879 * '' Echinopora gemmacea'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Echinopora hirsutissima'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 * '' Echinopora horrida'' Dana, 1846 * '' Echinopora irregularis'' Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000 * '' Echinopora lamellosa'' (Esper, 1795) * '' Echinopora mammiformis'' (Nemenzo, 1959) * '' Echinopora pacificus'' Veron, 1990 * '' Echinopora robusta'' Veron, 2000 * '' Echinopora spinulosa'' Brüggemann * '' Echinopora tiranensis'' Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
