WoRMS taxon details
Isophyllia rigida (Dana, 1846)
287850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287850)
accepted
Species
Astraea (Fissicella) rigida Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Astraea rigida Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astrea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isophyllastraea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isophyllia sinuosa f. rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mussa (Isophyllia) dipsacea var. aster Verrill, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa (Symphyllia) annectens Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa (Symphyllia) rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mussa annectens Verrill, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastraea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Astraea (Fissicella) rigida Dana, 1846) 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] 
Holotype (of Astraea rigida Dana, 1846) YPM 4297,...
Holotype (of Astraea rigida Dana, 1846) YPM 4297, verbatimGeounit "West Indies" (Dana,... [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Isophyllia rigida (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287850 on 2024-12-12
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original description
(of Mussa (Symphyllia) annectens Verrill, 1901) Verrill AE. (1901). Comparisons of the Bermudian, West Indian, and Brazilian Coral Faunae. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 169-206, pls. 10-35. [details]
original description (of Astraea (Fissicella) rigida Dana, 1846) 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]
original description (of Mussa (Isophyllia) dipsacea var. aster Verrill, 1907) Verrill, A.E. (1907). The Bermuda Islands. Part IV. Geology and paleontology, and part V. An account of the coral reefs. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 12: 45-348., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14214322 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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 Budd AF, Fukami H, Smith ND, Knowlton N. (2012). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 166 (3): 465-529., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00855.x [details]
additional source Brüggemann, F. (1877). Notes on the stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. III. A revision of the Recent solitary Mussaceae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4.</em> 20: 300-313.
page(s): 312 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Verrill AE. (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.
page(s): 128 [details]
additional source Budd AF, Woodell JD, Huang D, Klaus JS. (2019). Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms. <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 17(18): 1581-1616., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932 [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): 37 [details]
additional source Quelch JJ. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pl. 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm
page(s): 83, 198 [details]
new combination reference 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 [details]
original description (of Astraea (Fissicella) rigida Dana, 1846) 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]
original description (of Mussa (Isophyllia) dipsacea var. aster Verrill, 1907) Verrill, A.E. (1907). The Bermuda Islands. Part IV. Geology and paleontology, and part V. An account of the coral reefs. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 12: 45-348., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14214322 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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 Budd AF, Fukami H, Smith ND, Knowlton N. (2012). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 166 (3): 465-529., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00855.x [details]
additional source Brüggemann, F. (1877). Notes on the stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. III. A revision of the Recent solitary Mussaceae. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4.</em> 20: 300-313.
page(s): 312 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
additional source Verrill AE. (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.
page(s): 128 [details]
additional source Budd AF, Woodell JD, Huang D, Klaus JS. (2019). Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms. <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 17(18): 1581-1616., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2018.1541932 [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): 37 [details]
additional source Quelch JJ. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pl. 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm
page(s): 83, 198 [details]
new combination reference 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 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Astraea rigida Dana, 1846) YPM 4297, verbatimGeounit "West Indies" (Dana,... [details]
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | rough star coral | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spiny flower coral)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Isophyllia rigida)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Astraea rigida Dana, 1846)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 45709 top view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 48109 top view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records) (from synonym Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (57 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spiny flower coral)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Isophyllia rigida)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Astraea rigida Dana, 1846)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 45709 top view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 48109 top view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records) (from synonym Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (57 records)
