WoRMS taxon details
Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007
430664 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430664)
accepted
Species
Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) sensu Wells, 1973 · unaccepted > misapplication
Madracis mirabilis f. martiniquensis Fenner, 1993 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Locke, J. M.; Weil, E.; Coates, K. A. (2007). A newly documented species of Madracis (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae) from the Caribbean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 120(2): 214-226. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 1098754, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 1098754, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution Caribbean
Distribution Caribbean [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430664 on 2025-11-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Locke, J. M.; Weil, E.; Coates, K. A. (2007). A newly documented species of Madracis (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae) from the Caribbean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 120(2): 214-226. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Madracis mirabilis f. martiniquensis Fenner, 1993) Fenner, D.P. (1993). Species distinctions among several Caribbean stony corals. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 53, 1099-1116. [details]
[request]original description (of Madracis mirabilis f. martiniquensis Fenner, 1993) Fenner, D.P. (1993). Species distinctions among several Caribbean stony corals. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 53, 1099-1116. [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Humann, P.; DeLoach, N. (2013). Reef coral identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas, 3rd Edition. New World Publications, Jacksonville, Florida, pp. 1-274. [details]
additional source Jury, C. P.; Whitehead, R. F.; Szmant, A. M. (2010). Effects of variations in carbonate chemistry on the calcification rates of <i>Madracis auretenra (= Madracis mirabilis sensu</i> Wells, 1973): bicarbonate concentrations best predict calcification rates. <em>Global Change Biology.</em> 16(5): 1632-1644., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02057.x [details]
additional source Ballesteros-Contreras, D. C.; Barrios, L. M.; Preziosi, R. (2022). New microsatellite markers for the shallow coral Madracis auretenra from the Caribbean. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 17(9): e0274895., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274895 [details]
additional source Ballesteros-Contreras, D. C.; Barrios, L. M.; Preziosi, R. (2022). Population structure of the shallow coral Madracis auretenra in the Caribbean Sea. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 9:840730., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.840730 [details]
additional source Ruiz-Toquica, J.; Franco Herrera, A.; Medina, M. (2025). <i> Endozoicomonas</i> dominance and Vibrionaceae stability underpin resilience in urban coral <i>Madracis auretenra</i>. <em>PeerJ.</em> 13: e19226., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19226 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S.; Caussat, M.; Mellinger, J. (2025). Découvrir la vie sous-marine, Mer des Caraïbes, Atlantique tropical. Guide d'identification de 1100 espèces de faune et flore. Éditions Gap, Challes-les-Eaux, France. [details]
additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Humann, P.; DeLoach, N. (2013). Reef coral identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas, 3rd Edition. New World Publications, Jacksonville, Florida, pp. 1-274. [details]
additional source Jury, C. P.; Whitehead, R. F.; Szmant, A. M. (2010). Effects of variations in carbonate chemistry on the calcification rates of <i>Madracis auretenra (= Madracis mirabilis sensu</i> Wells, 1973): bicarbonate concentrations best predict calcification rates. <em>Global Change Biology.</em> 16(5): 1632-1644., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02057.x [details]
additional source Ballesteros-Contreras, D. C.; Barrios, L. M.; Preziosi, R. (2022). New microsatellite markers for the shallow coral Madracis auretenra from the Caribbean. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 17(9): e0274895., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274895 [details]
additional source Ballesteros-Contreras, D. C.; Barrios, L. M.; Preziosi, R. (2022). Population structure of the shallow coral Madracis auretenra in the Caribbean Sea. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 9:840730., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.840730 [details]
additional source Ruiz-Toquica, J.; Franco Herrera, A.; Medina, M. (2025). <i> Endozoicomonas</i> dominance and Vibrionaceae stability underpin resilience in urban coral <i>Madracis auretenra</i>. <em>PeerJ.</em> 13: e19226., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19226 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S.; Caussat, M.; Mellinger, J. (2025). Découvrir la vie sous-marine, Mer des Caraïbes, Atlantique tropical. Guide d'identification de 1100 espèces de faune et flore. Éditions Gap, Challes-les-Eaux, France. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 1098754, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1098755, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1098756, geounit Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1098757, geounit Netherlands Antilles [details]
Paratype USNM 1098758, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Distribution Caribbean [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | yellow pencil coralbranching coral [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) sensu Wells, 1973)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) sensu Wells, 1973)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Madracis auretenra)
To GenBank (15851 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 81344 fragments)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 87216 whole specimen side view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (740 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 1098754)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) sensu Wells, 1973)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) sensu Wells, 1973)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Madracis auretenra)
To GenBank (15851 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 81344 fragments)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 87216 whole specimen side view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (740 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 1098754)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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