Scleractinia taxon details
Cycloseris somervillei (Gardiner, 1909)
207328 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207328)
accepted
Species
Fungia (Cycloseris) somervillei Gardiner, 1909 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fungia (Pleuractis) somervillei Gardiner, 1909 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) Gardiner, J.S. 1909. The Madreporarian Corals. I. The family Fungiidae, with a revision of its genera and species and an account of their geographical distribution. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology (Ser. 2) 12: 257- 290, pls. 33-39. [details]
Type locality contained in Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Seychelles
type locality contained in Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
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Type locality Seychelles [details]
Description Corals are oval, flat, with a central dome and a flat undersurface. Primary septa are exsert on the central dome. Colour:...
Description Corals are oval, flat, with a central dome and a flat undersurface. Primary septa are exsert on the central dome. Colour: not known. Abundance: very rare. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Cycloseris somervillei (Gardiner, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207328 on 2025-09-11
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(of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) Gardiner, J.S. 1909. The Madreporarian Corals. I. The family Fungiidae, with a revision of its genera and species and an account of their geographical distribution. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology (Ser. 2) 12: 257- 290, pls. 33-39. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
additional source Gittenberger 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 at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08002002 [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 Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 203 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume II: Families Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae, Euphyllidae, Oculinidae, Meandrinidae, Siderastreidae, Agariciidae, Fungiidae, Rhizangiidae, Pectiniidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Caryophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 2, pp. 429.
page(s): 242-243 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N.; Pichon, M. (1979). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia, part III: Families Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra., volume 4, pp. 422.
page(s): 108, 110, 113-115, 118, 166 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 323, 324 [details]
additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137.
page(s): 131 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
additional source Gittenberger 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 at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08002002 [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 Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 203 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume II: Families Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae, Euphyllidae, Oculinidae, Meandrinidae, Siderastreidae, Agariciidae, Fungiidae, Rhizangiidae, Pectiniidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Caryophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 2, pp. 429.
page(s): 242-243 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N.; Pichon, M. (1979). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia, part III: Families Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra., volume 4, pp. 422.
page(s): 108, 110, 113-115, 118, 166 [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em>
page(s): 323, 324 [details]
additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137.
page(s): 131 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Fungia (Pleuractis) somervillei Gardiner, 1909) HLD X2: 136-9 (1,2), geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) UAZM [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC mrt-75, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC mrt-77, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC mrt-78, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC mrt-89, geounit Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC mrt-90, geounit Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC mrt-91, geounit Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Fungia somervillei Gardiner, 1909) IMC, geounit Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]Type locality Seychelles [details]
Unreviewed
Description Corals are oval, flat, with a central dome and a flat undersurface. Primary septa are exsert on the central dome. Colour: not known. Abundance: very rare. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | mushroom coral [from synonym] | [details] |