WoRMS taxon details
Merulina rotunda Nemenzo, 1959
833408 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833408)
accepted
Species
Merulina vaughani var. rotunda Nemenzo, 1959 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Nemenzo F (1959) Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: II. Suborder Faviida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 16: 73-135, pls. 1-24. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Merulina rotunda Nemenzo, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833408 on 2026-07-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Nemenzo F (1959) Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: II. Suborder Faviida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 16: 73-135, pls. 1-24. [details]
original description (of Merulina vaughani var. rotunda Nemenzo, 1959) Nemenzo F (1959) Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: II. Suborder Faviida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 16: 73-135, pls. 1-24. [details]
new combination reference Nemenzo F. (1984). Philippine stony corals: IV. Two scleractinians and one hydrocoral. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin 36: 155-160.</em> [details]
original description (of Merulina vaughani var. rotunda Nemenzo, 1959) Nemenzo F (1959) Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: II. Suborder Faviida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 16: 73-135, pls. 1-24. [details]
new combination reference Nemenzo F. (1984). Philippine stony corals: IV. Two scleractinians and one hydrocoral. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin 36: 155-160.</em> [details]
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]