WoRMS taxon details
Diaseris fragilis Alcock, 1893
AphiaID: 207331
AphiaID: 207331
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Diaseris (Genus) |
| Status |  unaccepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Accepted name | Cycloseris fragilis (Alcock, 1893) | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Diaseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Cycloseris Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Alcock, A. 1893. On some newly-recorded corals from the Indian Seas. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (Natural History) 62: 138-149, pl. 5. [details] basis of record: Veron, J.E.N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers, London. [details] additional source: 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: Veron, J.E.N., Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part III. Family Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectinidae, Caryophyllidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series 4: 1–459. [details] | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific [details] Mozambique [details] Seychelles [details] | |||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Corals are irregular in outline, up to 70 mm in diameter, generally composed of several wedge-shaped sectors which break apart readily. Thick beaded septa are approximately equal in height. Colour: greyish-yellow or beige, often with green margins or centres. Abundance: found on a wide range of lower reef slopes or flat substrates. Rarely found but plentiful where it occurs. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details] Type locality: Andaman Sea [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207331 | |||||||||||||
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| Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Diaseris fragilis Alcock, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207331 on 2013-05-20 | ||||||||||||||
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