WoRMS taxon details
Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794)
AphiaID: 207267
AphiaID: 207267
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Psammocoridae (Family) > Psammocora (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Psammocora Dana, 1846 | ||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Pavonia obtusangula Lamarck, 1816 Psammocora decussata Yabe & Sugiyama, 1937 (junior synonym) Psammocora gonagra Kluzinger, 1879 (junior synonym) Psammocora obtusangula (Lamarck, 1815) (junior synonym) Psammocora plicata Dana, 1846 (junior synonym) Psammocora ramosa Quelch, 1886 (junior synonym) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Esper, E.C.J. 1794. Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg):1-303. [details] basis of record: Stefani, F., Benzoni, F., Pichon, M., Cancelliere, C. & Galli, P. 2008. A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoologica Scripta 37: 71-91., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00309.x [details] from synonym: Lamarck, J.B.d.1815. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs families, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une Introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du Végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie: Paris, Verdière. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Yabe, H. & Sugiyama, T. 1937. Two new species of reef-building corals from Yoron-zima and Amami-Ô-sima. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy of Japan, 13, 425–429. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Dana, J.D. 1846. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Zoophytes 7: 1-740. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Quelch, J.J. 1886. Report on the reef-corals collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–79. Zoology 16 (3): 1-203, pls. 1-12. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Klunzinger, C.B. 1879. Die Korallenthiere des Rothen Meeres, 3. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Zweiter Abschnitt: Die Asteraeaceen und Fungiaceen: 1-100, pls. 1-10. Gutmann, Berlin. [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | type locality: Fiji (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] type locality: Indian Ocean (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] type locality: Japan (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] type locality: Red Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Chagos [details] East Africa [details] Indo-West Pacific [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Red Sea [details] Reunion [details] Rodriguez [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Lichomolgus rhadinus Humes & Ho, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Rhynchomolgus corallophilus Humes & Ho, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Rhynchomolgus corallophilus Humes & Ho, 1967 (parasitic: endoparasitic) Xarifia diminuta Humes & Ho, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Xarifia diminuta Humes & Ho, 1967 (parasitic: endoparasitic) Monomolgus psammocorae Humes & Ho, 1967 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Odontomolgus rhadinus (Humes & Ho, 1967) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Numboa porosa Humes, 1997 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Humesimyzon pusillum Kim I.H., 2010 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 29 proteins) To IUCN Red List To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: zooxanthellate [details] Description: Colonies are a mixture of flattened branches or columns or irregular nodules. They are sometimes found free-living. Corallites are very fine and shallow, giving colonies a smooth surface. Colour: pale to dark grey-frown. Abundance: common over a wide range of environments. (Veron, 1986 <57>) Lumpy in form, producing irregular columna or colonies with flattened branches which may be anastomosing. Corallites often less than 1 mm across. Colonies are smooth. Colour: pale grey or brown or reddish-brown. Habitat: diverse, including reef flats. (Richmond, 1997) [details] Type locality: Type locality: Unrecorded (Veron, 1986). [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207267 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207267 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||||||||
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