Description Colonies are usually thin leaves. Calices are 3 to 6 mm in diameter, and in general are spaced about a corallite diameter...
Description Colonies are usually thin leaves. Calices are 3 to 6 mm in diameter, and in general are spaced about a corallite diameter apart. Costae run between septa and are beaded. The primary septa are markedly exsert, and bear paliform lobes. This is a common species on steep Red Sea reef slopes, generally below 15 m deep, and in lagoons of Indian Ocean atolls at depths to 25 m. (Sheppard, 1998 <308>)
Colonies consist of thin laminae arranged in whorls or tiers or, rarely, forming tubes. Corallites are relatively thin-walled and have calices 2.5-4.0 mm in diameter. Columellae are small and compact, and paliform lobes are well developed. Colour: Amber, pale to dark brown or greenish, often with darker-brown or green calices. Abundance: common and may be dominant in shallow-water habitats with flat substrates. (Veron, 1986 <57>)
Resembles E. gemmacea, but corallites smaller (usually 4-6 mm across). Forms plates which may be encrusting or contorted and foliose; these are thinner (<1 cm thick), more fragile, unbranched and often with free edges. Colonies dominate reef slopes. Habitat: diverse. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Echinopora lamellosa (Esper, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207421 on 2025-07-17
original description(ofEchinopora concinna Verrill, 1901)Verrill A. E. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 63-168., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13464046[details]
original description(ofEchinopora striatula Studer, 1878)Studer T. (1878). Übersicht der Steinkorallen aus der Familie der Madreporaria aporosa, Eupsammina und Turbinaria, welche auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1877: 625-655, pls. 1-4.[details]
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original description(ofEchinopora elegans Verrill, 1901)Verrill A. E. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 63-168., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13464046[details]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Echinopora concinna Verrill, 1901) FMNH [details]Nontype (of Echinopora concinna Verrill, 1901) YPM [details]Nontype (of Echinopora striatula Studer, 1878) ZMH, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Echinopora rosularia Lamarck, 1816) BMNH, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Echinopora elegans Verrill, 1901) FMNH, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype (of Echinopora elegans Verrill, 1901) YPM, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype HLD X2: 127-60, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype HLD X2: 146-2, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype HLD X2: 146-5, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 38813, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 40283, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 44871, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 44898, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 44899, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 48214, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 48678, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 48682, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 50784, geounit Micronesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 50786, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 53218, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 53265, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 53266, geounit Micronesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype NMSR 8653, geounit Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype NMSR 8934, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 101-74, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 10-72, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 11-72, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 137-74, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 185-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 209-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 210-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 232-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 238-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 239-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 254-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 255-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 331-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 348-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 393-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 410-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 426-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 437-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 445-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 46-59, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 508-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 509-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 510-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 511-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 512-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 513-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 51-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 517-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 535-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]Nontype WAM 549-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 551-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 612-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]Nontype WAM 676-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]Nontype WAM 86-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 8-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 947-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type (of Echinopora rosularia Lamarck, 1816) MZUS, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Unknown type IMC mrt-73, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Description Colonies are usually thin leaves. Calices are 3 to 6 mm in diameter, and in general are spaced about a corallite diameter apart. Costae run between septa and are beaded. The primary septa are markedly exsert, and bear paliform lobes. This is a common species on steep Red Sea reef slopes, generally below 15 m deep, and in lagoons of Indian Ocean atolls at depths to 25 m. (Sheppard, 1998 <308>)
Colonies consist of thin laminae arranged in whorls or tiers or, rarely, forming tubes. Corallites are relatively thin-walled and have calices 2.5-4.0 mm in diameter. Columellae are small and compact, and paliform lobes are well developed. Colour: Amber, pale to dark brown or greenish, often with darker-brown or green calices. Abundance: common and may be dominant in shallow-water habitats with flat substrates. (Veron, 1986 <57>)
Resembles E. gemmacea, but corallites smaller (usually 4-6 mm across). Forms plates which may be encrusting or contorted and foliose; these are thinner (<1 cm thick), more fragile, unbranched and often with free edges. Colonies dominate reef slopes. Habitat: diverse. (Richmond, 1997) [details] Remark Original combination in Sheppard 1998 <308>. Type locality: unrecorded (Veron, 1986). [details]