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Caulastrea furcata Dana, 1846

207412  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207412)

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Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note Fiji (Veron, 1986).  
Unreviewed
Type locality Fiji (Veron, 1986). [details]
Description Colonies have diverging corallites averaging 9.5 mm in diameter. Colour: brown or green with green oral discs. Underlying...  
Description Colonies have diverging corallites averaging 9.5 mm in diameter. Colour: brown or green with green oral discs. Underlying septa may give pale radiating stripes to the upper corallite wall. Abundance: common on protected reef slopes where the substrate is partly sandy. Forms extensive monospecific stands, sometimes over 5 m in diameter. (Veron, 1986 <57>)

An uncharacteristic faviid not forming massive structures, but consisting of clusters of low, openly-spaced corallites. These are tubular and grow from a central holdfast forming a spherical colony which branches outwards. Polyps are fairly large. Colour: polyps are reddish-brown or olive green with pale green oral discs. When contracted the underlying septa give the impression that the polyps have light stripes. Habitat: sheltered reefs. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Caulastrea furcata Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207412 on 2024-10-31
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original description Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233. [details] 

additional source Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 49 [details] 

additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 28 [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details] 

additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 446, 447, 448, 449 [details] 

additional source Pillai CSG, Scheer G (1976) Report on the stony corals from the Maldive Archipelago. Results of the Xarifa Expedition 1957/58. Zoologica, Stuttgart 43 (126): 1-83, pls. 1-32. [details] 

additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
page(s): 91, 140 [details] 

additional source Wijsman-Best M (1972) Systematics and ecology of New Caledonian Faviinae (Coelenterata–Scleractinia). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 42: 3-90. [details] 

additional source Nemenzo F (1959) Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: II. Suborder Faviida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 16: 73-135, pls. 1-24.
page(s): 75, 84 [details] 

additional source Pichon, M.; Benzoni, F. (2007). Taxonomic re-appraisal of zooxanthellate Scleractinian Corals in the Maldive Archipelago. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1441: 21–33.
page(s): 31 [details] 

additional source Kitahara, M.V., S.D. Cairns & D.J. Miller. (2010). Monophyletic origin of Caryophyllia (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae), with descriptions of six new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 8(1): 91-118., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000903571088
page(s): 115 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Veron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. <em>Records Western Australian Museum Supplement.</em> 29: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555
page(s): 27, 97 [details] 

additional source Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 205 [details] 

additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume III: Families Mussidae, Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae, Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 3, pp. 490.
page(s): 92-93 [details] 

additional source Ryland, J. S. (1981). Reefs of southwest Viti Levu and their tourism potential. Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, 1, 293-298
page(s): 296 [details] 

additional source Tkachenko, K. S.; Wu, B. J.; Fang, L. S.; Fan, T. Y. (2007). Dynamics of a coral reef community after mass mortality of branching Acropora corals and an outbreak of anemones. Marine Biology, 151, 185-194
page(s): 187 [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Nontype WAM 423-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 597-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 615-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 713-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 940-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Unreviewed
Description Colonies have diverging corallites averaging 9.5 mm in diameter. Colour: brown or green with green oral discs. Underlying septa may give pale radiating stripes to the upper corallite wall. Abundance: common on protected reef slopes where the substrate is partly sandy. Forms extensive monospecific stands, sometimes over 5 m in diameter. (Veron, 1986 <57>)

An uncharacteristic faviid not forming massive structures, but consisting of clusters of low, openly-spaced corallites. These are tubular and grow from a central holdfast forming a spherical colony which branches outwards. Polyps are fairly large. Colour: polyps are reddish-brown or olive green with pale green oral discs. When contracted the underlying septa give the impression that the polyps have light stripes. Habitat: sheltered reefs. (Richmond, 1997) [details]

Type locality Fiji (Veron, 1986). [details]
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Japanese ネジレタバネサンゴ  [details]