WoRMS taxon details
Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
287976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287976)
accepted
Species
Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) Hodgson G, Ross MA. (1982). Unreported scleractinian corals from the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila, 1981.</em> 2: 171-175. [details]
Holotype (of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982)...
Holotype (of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) MSI 538 [details]
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287976 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) Hodgson G, Ross MA. (1982). Unreported scleractinian corals from the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila, 1981.</em> 2: 171-175. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Veron JEN, Hodgson G. (1989). Annotated checklist of the hermatypic corals of the Philippines. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 43: 234-287., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1219 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Veron JEN, Hodgson G. (1989). Annotated checklist of the hermatypic corals of the Philippines. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 43: 234-287., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1219 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209.
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Arrigoni R, Berumen ML, Chen CA, Terraneo TI, Baird AH, Payri C, Benzoni F. (2016). Species delimitation in the reef coral genera Echinophyllia and Oxypora (Scleractinia, Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 105: 146-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.023 [details]
additional source Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume II: Families Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae, Euphyllidae, Oculinidae, Meandrinidae, Siderastreidae, Agariciidae, Fungiidae, Rhizangiidae, Pectiniidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Caryophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 2, pp. 429.
page(s): 326-327 [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): 36 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209.
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Arrigoni R, Berumen ML, Chen CA, Terraneo TI, Baird AH, Payri C, Benzoni F. (2016). Species delimitation in the reef coral genera Echinophyllia and Oxypora (Scleractinia, Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 105: 146-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.023 [details]
additional source Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume II: Families Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae, Euphyllidae, Oculinidae, Meandrinidae, Siderastreidae, Agariciidae, Fungiidae, Rhizangiidae, Pectiniidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Caryophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 2, pp. 429.
page(s): 326-327 [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): 36 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) MSI 538 [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flat lettuce coral | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinophyllia patula)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinophyllia patula)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
