Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290548 on 2025-07-16
original description(ofSimplastrea leytensis Nemenzo, 1979)Nemenzo F (1979) Astrocoeniid and faviid reef corals from Central Philippines. Kalikasan: The Philippine Journal of Biology 8: 37-50.[details]
original description(ofOulastrea alta Nemenzo, 1955)Nemenzo, F. (1955). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: I. Suborder Fungiida. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 15: 3-84.[details]
basis of recordCairns, 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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)AFCD. (2004). Ecological Status and Revised Species Records of Hong Kong's Scleractinian Corals. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department,The Hong Kong SAR Government.[details]
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional sourceHoeksema BW, Ocana Vicente O. (2014). First record of the Central Indo-Pacific reef coral Oulastrea crispata in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 15(2): 429., available online athttps://doi.org/10.12681/mms.751[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceChoi E, Song J-I. (2015). New records of two zooxanthellate scleractinian Corals (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Scleractinia) from Korea. <em>Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity.</em> 31(2): 86-94.[details]
additional sourceVeron, 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): 229 [details]
additional sourcePillai CSG. (1983). Structure and generic diversity of recent Scleractinia of India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 25, 1-2, 78-90. page(s): 87 [details]
additional sourceReimer, J. D.; Takishita, K.; Maruyama, T. (2006). Molecular identification of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) from Palythoa spp. (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in Japan. Coral Reefs, 25, 521-527 page(s): 526 [details]
additional sourceReimer, J. D.; Ono, S.; Tsukahara, J.; Takishita, K.; Maruyama, T. (2007). Non-seasonal clade-specificity and subclade microvariation in symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) in Zoanthus sansibaricus (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) at Kagoshima Bay, Japan. Phycological Research, 55, 58-65 page(s): 61 [details]
additional sourceVeron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional sourceCairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. page(s): 30 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Astrea crispata Lamarck, 1816) MNHN scle15, verbatimGeounit "Habite l'Océan indi... [details]Nontype (of Oulastrea alta Nemenzo, 1955) MSI C-128 [details]Nontype IGPS 39229, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 39252, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 39481, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 43481, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 43482, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 43483, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 43483, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 43486, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 5441, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 58249, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype IGPS 58300, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MSI C-467, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype MSI C-610, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype RMNH, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 150-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 559-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 567-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 568-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 574-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]