WoRMS taxon details
Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801
AphiaID: 207341
AphiaID: 207341
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Fungia (Genus) |
| Status |  unaccepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Accepted name | Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Lobactis Verrill, 1864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | 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] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Chagos [details] East Africa [details] Indo-West Pacific [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] Red Sea [details] Reunion [details] Rodriguez [details] Seychelles [details] South Africa (country) [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To IUCN Red List To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: zooxanthellate, free-living [details] Description: The species is oval and is distinguished by the existence of lobes scattered on the surface outside the central part of the calice. Each marks the start of a new septum which runs towards the periphery. This is a common species, found mostly on hard reef substrate and coral rubble, preferring clear water. Fungia seychellensis, recently described, may be the correct name for several existing records of F scutaria. (Sheppard, 1998 <308>) Corals oval, thick and heavy, up to 170 mm long. Primary septa are inserted with a tall tentacular lobe and these are distributed at regular intervals from the mouth to the perimeter. Colour: usually brown or yellow, often with bright-green tentacular lobes. Abundance: very common and distinctive. Found with other Fungia species and also on upper reef slopes exposed to strong wave action. (Veron, 1986 <57>) Probably the most common fungiid. Solitary, oval, thick and heavy, attaining a diameter of 18 cm. Septa with fine teeth and thickened tentacular lobes. Colour: Polyps very from yellow to brown and green, but tentacles are usually bright green. Habitat: varied, often on upper reef slopes. (Richmond, 1997) [details] Type locality: Type locality: "Indian Ocean" (Veron, 1986). [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207341 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207341 on 2013-05-21 | |||||||||||||||||
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