WoRMS taxon details
Madracis asperula Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
AphiaID: 135211
AphiaID: 135211
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Pocilloporidae (Family) > Madracis (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Madracis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 | |||||||
| Parent | Madracis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 | |||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema, and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap, and J.C. Lang. 2009. Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 333–347 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source: Cairns, S.D., 2009. On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge http://www.lophelia.org/online-appendices [details] additional source: Cairns, S.D., 1991. A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Smith. Cont. Zool. 504: 32 pp., 12 pls. [details] redescription: Cairns, S.D., 2000. A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. Stud. Nat. Hist. Carib. Reg. 75: 321 pp., 215 figs. [details] redescription: Zibrowius, H. 1980, Les Scleractiniares de la Mediterranee et de l Atlantique nord-oriental. Mem. Inst. ocean. , Monaco, 11: 284 pp. [details] | |||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||
| Distribution | Bermuda [details] Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Caribbean Sea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Southeastern North Atlantic [details] West Africa [details] | |||||||
| Links | To Antarctic Invertebrates To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To IUCN Red List To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | |||||||
| Notes |
Biology: zooxanthellate or azooxanthellate [details] Depth range: 0-311 m [details] Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Habitat: shelf [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135211 | |||||||
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| Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Madracis asperula Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135211 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||
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