WoRMS taxon details
Lobophyllia sinuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
888144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888144)
accepted
Species
Meandrina sinuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Symphyllia sinuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Meandrina sinuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339 [details]
Holotype (of Meandrina sinuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Holotype (of Meandrina sinuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Lobophyllia sinuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888144 on 2025-12-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Meandrina sinuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1833). Zoologie IV: Zoophytes. In:Zoologie. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829 / sous le commandement de J. Dumont d'Urville. pp. 1-390. Paris, J. Tastu., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064339 [details]
new combination reference 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]
new combination reference 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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie.</em> 11: 233–312.
page(s): 248-249 [details]
additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie.</em> 11: 233–312.
page(s): 248-249 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Meandrina sinuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) [details]
Nontype (of Symphyllia sinuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)) ZMH, geounit Tokelau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Symphyllia sinuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)) IMC mrt-08, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Symphyllia sinuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)) IMC mrt-27, geounit Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | brain coral [from synonym] | [details] |
