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Fungia Lamarck, 1801 
AphiaID: 206375

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Madrepora fungites Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Typetaxon of  Fungiidae Dana, 1846
Parent Fungiidae Dana, 1846
Synonymised
taxa
  Fungia (Fungia) Lamarck, 1801
Sources  original description: Lamarck J.-B. (M. de), 1801. Système des animaux sans vertèbres. published by the author, and Deterville, Paris : pp. VIII + 432 + 8 pl., available online at http://www.lamarck.cnrs.fr/ice/ice_book_detail.php?lang=fr&type=text&bdd=lamarck&table=ouvrages_lamarck&bookId=7&typeofbookId=1&num=0 [details]

basis of record: Hoeksema, B.W., 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]

additional source: Gittenberger, A., Reijnen, B.T. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2011. A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. Contributions to Zoology 80: 107-132. , available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=ctz;idno=8002a02 [details]

additional source: Wells, J.W. 1966. Evolutionary development in the scleractinian family Fungiidae. In: Rees WJ (ed.) The Cnidaria and their evolution. Symposium of the Zoological Society of London 16: 223–246, pl. 1. Academic Press, London. [details]

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 Species Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Variety Fungia fungites var. columnifera Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. grandis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. incisa Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. indica Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. insularis Nemenzo, 1955 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. lucapensis Nemenzo, 1955 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. plicata Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Variety Fungia fungites var. stylifera Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subgenus Fungia (Ctenactis) Verrill, 1864 accepted as Ctenactis Verrill, 1864
  » Species Fungia (Ctenactis) echinata (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Subgenus Fungia (Cycloseris) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Cycloseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  » Species Fungia (Cycloseris) costulata Ortmann, 1889 accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) curvata Hoeksema, 1989 accepted as Cycloseris curvata (Hoeksema, 1989)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) cyclolites Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Cycloseris cyclolites (Lamarck, 1815)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) distorta Michelin, 1842 accepted as Cycloseris distorta (Michelin, 1842)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) fragilis (Alcock, 1893) accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) halophila Felix, 1915 † accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) hexagonalis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Cycloseris hexagonalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) martini Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) patella Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
  » Forma Fungia (Cycloseris) patella f. hemispherica Gerth, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) pseudoechinata Gerth, 1925 † accepted as Pleuractis moluccensis (Van der Horst, 1919)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) sinensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) somervillei Gardiner, 1909 accepted as Cycloseris somervillei (Gardiner, 1909)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) stammi Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris vaughani (Boschma, 1923)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) subcyclolites Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) tenuis Dana, 1846 accepted as Cycloseris tenuis (Dana, 1846)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) vaughani Boschma, 1923 accepted as Cycloseris vaughani (Boschma, 1923)
» Species Fungia (Cycloseris) wanneri Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Subgenus Fungia (Danafungia) Wells, 1966 accepted as Danafungia Wells, 1966
  » Species Fungia (Danafungia) fralinae Nemenzo, 1955 accepted as Heliofungia fralinae (Nemenzo, 1955)
» Species Fungia (Danafungia) horrida Dana, 1846 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
» Species Fungia (Danafungia) scruposa Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Subgenus Fungia (Fungia) Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Fungia Lamarck, 1801
  » Species Fungia (Fungia) fungites (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus Fungia (Heliofungia) Wells, 1966 accepted as Heliofungia Wells, 1966
  » Species Fungia (Heliofungia) actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Subgenus Fungia (Lobactis) Verrill, 1864 accepted as Lobactis Verrill, 1864
  » Species Fungia (Lobactis) scutaria Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Subgenus Fungia (Pleuractis) Verrill, 1864 accepted as Pleuractis Verrill, 1864
  » Species Fungia (Pleuractis) gravis Nemenzo, 1955 accepted as Pleuractis gravis (Nemenzo, 1955)
» Species Fungia (Pleuractis) moluccensis Van der Horst, 1919 accepted as Pleuractis moluccensis (Van der Horst, 1919)
» Species Fungia (Pleuractis) paumotensis Stutchbury, 1833 accepted as Pleuractis paumotensis (Stutchbury, 1833)
» Species Fungia (Pleuractis) seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993 accepted as Pleuractis seychellensis (Hoeksema, 1993)
» Species Fungia (Pleuractis) taiwanensis Hoeksema & Dai, 1991 accepted as Pleuractis taiwanensis (Hoeksema & Dai, 1991)
Subgenus Fungia (Verrillofungia) Wells, 1966 accepted as Lithophyllon Rehberg, 1892
  » Species Fungia (Verrillofungia) concinna Verrill, 1864 accepted as Lithophyllon concinna (Verrill, 1864)
» Species Fungia (Verrillofungia) repanda Dana, 1846 accepted as Lithophyllon repanda (Dana, 1846)
» Species Fungia (Verrillofungia) scabra Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Lithophyllon scabra (Döderlein, 1901)
» Species Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifer Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987 accepted as Lithophyllon spinifer (Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987)
Subgenus Fungia (Wellsofungia) Hoeksema, 1989 accepted as Pleuractis Verrill, 1864
  » Species Fungia (Wellsofungia) granulosa Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Pleuractis granulosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia actiniformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  » Variety Fungia actiniformis var. palawensis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
» Variety Fungia actiniformis var. salawattensis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
» Variety Fungia actiniformis var. singapurensis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
» Variety Fungia actiniformis var. suluensis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Fungia actinodiscus Umbgrove, 1950 † accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Fungia acutidens Studer, 1877 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia adrianae Van Der Horst, 1921 accepted as Cycloseris cyclolites (Lamarck, 1815)
Species Fungia agariciformis Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Variety Fungia agariciformis var. tenuifolia Dana, 1846 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia alta Nemenzo, 1983 accepted as Pleuractis alta (Nemenzo, 1983)
Species Fungia asperata Dana, 1846 accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Species Fungia borneensis Gerth, 1925 † accepted as Cycloseris cyclolites (Lamarck, 1815)
Species Fungia brachystoma Thiel, 1932 accepted as Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia carcharias Studer, 1877 accepted as Pleuractis paumotensis (Stutchbury, 1833)
Species Fungia colini (Veron, 2000) accepted as Lithophyllon spinifer (Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987)
Species Fungia concinna Verrill, 1864 accepted as Lithophyllon concinna (Verrill, 1864)
Species Fungia confertifolia Dana, 1846 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia cooperi Gardiner, 1909 accepted as Cycloseris tenuis (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia corona Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia coronula Goldfuss, 1827 † accepted as Micrabacia coronula (Goldfuss, 1827) †
Species Fungia costulata Ortmann, 1889 accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Species Fungia crassa Dana, 1846 accepted as Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia crassilamellata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia crassitentaculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Fungia crassolamellata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia curvata Hoeksema, 1989 accepted as Cycloseris curvata (Hoeksema, 1989)
Species Fungia cyclolites Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Cycloseris cyclolites (Lamarck, 1815)
Species Fungia danae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia danai Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
  » Variety Fungia danai var. vitiensis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia dentata Dana, 1846 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia dentigera Leuckart, 1841 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia discus Dana, 1846 accepted as Lithophyllon repanda (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia distorta Michelin, 1842 accepted as Cycloseris distorta (Michelin, 1842)
Species Fungia diversidens Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Fungia doederleini Von Marenzeller, 1907 accepted as Cantharellus doederleini (Von Marenzeller, 1907)
Species Fungia doederleini Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941 accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Species Fungia echinata (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
  » Variety Fungia echinata var. parvispina Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
» Variety Fungia echinata var. undulata Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Species Fungia elegans Verrill, 1870 accepted as Cycloseris curvata (Hoeksema, 1989)
Species Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837 † accepted as Stephanophyllia elegans (Bronn, 1837) †
Species Fungia erosa Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Cycloseris tenuis (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia fieldi Gardiner, 1909 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia fragilis (Alcock, 1893) accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
Species Fungia fralinae Nemenzo, 1955 accepted as Heliofungia fralinae (Nemenzo, 1955)
Species Fungia gigantea Dana, 1846 accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Species Fungia glans Dana, 1846 accepted as Cycloseris cyclolites (Lamarck, 1815)
Species Fungia granulicostata Umbgrove, 1946 † accepted as Heliofungia actiniformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Fungia granulosa Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Pleuractis granulosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia gravis Nemenzo, 1955 accepted as Pleuractis gravis (Nemenzo, 1955)
Species Fungia haemei Verrill, 1864 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia halophila Felix, 1915 † accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Species Fungia hexagonalis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Cycloseris hexagonalis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
Species Fungia horrida Dana, 1846 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia integra Dana, 1846 accepted as Lithophyllon repanda (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia japonica Vaughan, 1906 † accepted as Cycloseris cyclolites (Lamarck, 1815)
Species Fungia klunzingeri Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia laciniosa Boschma, 1925 accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
Species Fungia limacina Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1797)
Species Fungia linnaei Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Lithophyllon repanda (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia lobulata Ortmann, 1889 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia madagascarensis Vaughan, 1906 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia marginata Boschma, 1923 accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Species Fungia martini Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Species Fungia moluccensis Horst, 1919 accepted as Pleuractis moluccensis (Van der Horst, 1919)
Species Fungia oahensis Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia papillosa Verrill, 1866 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia patella Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Forma Fungia patella f. hemispherica Gerth, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
» Variety Fungia patella var. dubia Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Cycloseris distorta (Michelin, 1842)
» Variety Fungia patella var. filigrana Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Species Fungia patelliformis Boschma, 1923 accepted as Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893)
Species Fungia paumotensis Stuchbury, 1833 accepted as Pleuractis paumotensis (Stutchbury, 1833)
Species Fungia pectinata Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
Species Fungia pileus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Halomitra pileus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Variety Fungia pileus var. oblonga Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Sandalolitha robusta (Quelch, 1886)
Species Fungia placunaria Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia plana Studer, 1877 accepted as Fungia concinna Verrill, 1864
Species Fungia praecursor Umbgrove, 1946 † accepted as Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1797)
Species Fungia proechinata Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Pleuractis paumotensis (Stutchbury, 1833)
Species Fungia puishani Veron & DeVantier, 2000 accepted as Fungia fungites (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Fungia repanda Dana, 1846 accepted as Lithophyllon repanda (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia rugosa Quelch, 1886 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia samboangensis Vaughan, 1906 accepted as Lithophyllon repanda (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia scabra Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Lithophyllon scabra (Döderlein, 1901)
Species Fungia scruposa Klunzinger, 1879 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
  » Variety Fungia scruposa var. ternatensis Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia serrulata Verrill, 1864 accepted as Lithophyllon concinna (Verrill, 1864)
Species Fungia seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993 accepted as Pleuractis seychellensis (Hoeksema, 1993)
Species Fungia sibogae Van Der Horst, 1921 accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Species Fungia simplex (Gardiner, 1905) accepted as Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia sinensis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Species Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909 accepted as Cycloseris somervillei (Gardiner, 1909)
Species Fungia spinifer Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987 accepted as Lithophyllon spinifer (Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987)
Species Fungia stammi Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris vaughani (Boschma, 1923)
Species Fungia subcyclolites Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Species Fungia subpaumotensis Umbgrove, 1946 † accepted as Pleuractis paumotensis (Stutchbury, 1833)
Species Fungia subrepanda Döderlein, 1901 accepted as Danafungia scruposa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Fungia symmetrica Pourtalès, 1871 accepted as Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) symmetricus (Pourtalès, 1871)
Species Fungia taiwanensis Hoeksema & Dai, 1991 accepted as Pleuractis taiwanensis (Hoeksema & Dai, 1991)
Species Fungia talpa Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Polyphyllia talpina (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia talpina Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Polyphyllia talpina (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia tenuidens Quelch, 1886 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia tenuis Dana, 1846 accepted as Cycloseris tenuis (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia valida Verrill, 1864 accepted as Danafungia horrida (Dana, 1846)
Species Fungia vaughani Boschma, 1923 accepted as Cycloseris vaughani (Boschma, 1923)
Species Fungia verrilliana Quelch, 1886 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801)
Species Fungia wanneri Felix, 1921 † accepted as Cycloseris costulata (Ortmann, 1889)
Species Fungia weberi Van der Horst, 1921 accepted as Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1797)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Indo-West Pacific (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Host of  Zazaranus fungicolus Humes & Dojiri, 1983 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Odontomolgus flammeus Kim I.H., 2007 (symbiotic: unspecified type)
Anchimolgus hastatus Kim I.H., 2007 (symbiotic: unspecified type)
Links To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
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Note  Description: Corals are solitary (except for F. simplex and occasionally other species), free-living (except for juveniles), flat or done-shaped, circular or elongate in outline, with a central mouth. Septa have large or small, rounded or pointed teeth, costae consist mostly of rows of spines. The disc often has pits between the costae on the lower surface. Polyps are usually extended only at night and have short widely spaced tentacles. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206375
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1997-02-03 14:17:27Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-07-18 15:57:33Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-12 06:54:36Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2013-01-24 18:51:11Z  checked  Hoeksema, Bert
2013-01-30 18:25:43Z  changed  Hoeksema, Bert
  
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  Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Fungia Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206375 on 2013-05-23
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