original description(ofFungia granulosa Klunzinger, 1879)Klunzinger CB. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 3. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Zweiter Abschnitt: Die Asteraeaceen und Fungiaceen. 1-100, pls. 1-10. Gutmann, Berlin.[details]
new combination referenceGittenberger A, Reijnen BT, Hoeksema BW. (2011). A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80: 107-132., available online athttps://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ctoz/80/2/article-p107_2.xml[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality