WoRMS taxon details
Polyphyllia talpina (Lamarck, 1801)
AphiaID: 211418
AphiaID: 211418
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Polyphyllia (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Polyphyllia Blainville, 1830 | ||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Fungia talpa Lamarck, 1815 (junior synonym, homonym of Madrepora talpa Houttuyn, 1772) Fungia talpina Lamarck, 1801 Madrepora limax Houttuyn, 1772 (suppressed) Polyphyllia fungia Dana, 1846 (junior synonym) Polyphyllia leptophylla Ehrenberg, 1834 (junior synonym) Polyphyllia pelvis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (junior synonym) Polyphyllia producta Folkeson, 1919 (junior synonym) Polyphyllia sigmoides Ehrenberg, 1834 (junior synonym) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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] from synonym: Houttuyn, M., 1772. Natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineralen, volgens het samenstel van den heer Linnaeus met naauwheurige afdeelingen 1737 : 1-6, 1-614. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Hoeksema, B.W. 1988. Madrepora limax Esper, 1797 (currently Herpolitha limax) and Fungia talpina Lamarck, 1801 (currently Polyphyllia talpina; both Cnidaria, Anthozoa): proposed conservation of the specific names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 45: 13-17. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Quoy, J.R.C. & J.P. Gaimard (1833). Zoologie: Zoophytes. In: Voyage de la corvette de l'"Astrolabe", exécuté par l'ordre du roi pendant les années 1826-1829 sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville: 1-390, pls.1-26. Paris. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Ehrenberg, C.G. 1834, Beitrage zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besunders des Rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1832: 225-380. [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: Folkeson, F. 1919. Madreporaria. Results of Dr. E. Mjoberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia, 1910-1913. XXII. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (4 Ser.)59: 1-23, pl. l. [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | type locality: Red Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] type locality: West Australia (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Chagos [details] Indo-West Pacific [details] Madagascar [details] Mozambique [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Anchimolgus pandus Humes, 1978 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
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| Links | To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) To IUCN Red List To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: zooxanthellate, free-living [details] Description: A colonial fungiid which is oval in shape, and which is distinguished by its lack of a central furrow. Instead, all corallites are of similar size, and are scattered closely over the entire surface of the colony. The corallites contain septa which have a distinct, petaloid shape. Living specimens are commonly seen with tentacles out during the daytime. Colonies are free-living, elongate, with an axial furrow that may become indistinct. Centres are evenly distributed over the upper surface. Primary septa are short, elliptical or petaloid, secondary septa usually fuse around the primaries to form a fused background matrix. Polyps are usually extended during the day. Tentacles are long and numerous. Colour: grey, greenish or cream, with white tentacle tips. Abundance: common on reef slopes, especially where Fungia is common. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details] Remark: New combination in Sheppard 1998 <308>. Type locality: "East Indies"(Veron, 1986). [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211418 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Hoeksema, B. (2013). Polyphyllia talpina (Lamarck, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211418 on 2013-05-19 | |||||||||||||||||
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