Scleractinia taxon details
Favites complanata (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834)
207455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207455)
accepted
Species
Astraea (Fissicella) complanata (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea (Fissicella) tesserifera Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea complanata (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea tesserifera Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astrea tesserifera Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Favia complanata Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Favites complanata var. tesserifera (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Favites tesserifera (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastraea tesserifera (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastrea michelini Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastrea tesserifera (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Favites complanata var. tesserifera (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Favites complanata (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Favia complanata Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862
page(s): 317 [details]
page(s): 317 [details]
Note Red Sea (Veron, 1986).
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Type locality Red Sea (Veron, 1986). [details]
Description Colonies are massive with slightly angular corallites. Calices are 8-12 mm in diameter with strongly alternating septa and...
Description Colonies are massive with slightly angular corallites. Calices are 8-12 mm in diameter with strongly alternating septa and weakly developed paliform lobes. Columellae are large. Colour: a wide range but usually brown, sometimes with green oral discs. Abundance: common on some reefs. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Favites complanata (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207455 on 2025-09-11
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(of Favia complanata Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862
page(s): 317 [details]
original description (of Astraea tesserifera Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
original description (of Prionastrea michelini Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 4. Monographie des Astréides (1) (suite). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 12, 3, 95-197. [details]
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]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233.
page(s): 3, 20, 65, 67-69, 77, 211 [details]
additional source Cairns, 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): 29 [details]
additional source 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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 Nemenzo, F. (1971). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow-water scleractinians: VII. Additional forms. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 23: 141-209.
page(s): 143, 168 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Sugiyama T, Eguchi M. (1936). Recent reef-building corals from Japan and the South Sea Islands under the Japanese mandate. I. <em>The Science reports of the Tôhoku Imperial University, Sendai, 2nd Series (Geologie).</em> Special Volume 1: 1-66, pls. 1-59.
page(s): 3, 32, Pl. XXI [details]
additional source Chevalier JP (1971) Les Scléractiniaires de la Mélanésie Française (Nouvelle-Caledonie, Iles Chesterfield, Iles Loyauté, Nouvelles Hébrides). I. Expedition Française sur les Récifs Coralliens Nouv.-Calédonie 5: 1-307, pls. 1-38. Paris. [details]
additional source Pichon, M.; Benzoni, F. (2007). Taxonomic re-appraisal of zooxanthellate Scleractinian Corals in the Maldive Archipelago. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1441: 21–33.
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Scheer G (1967). Korallen von den Sarso-Inseln im Roten Meer. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 421-436. [details]
additional source Huang D, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Budd AF (2014) Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 277–355., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12140 [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. <em>Records Western Australian Museum Supplement.</em> 29: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555
page(s): 28, 103 [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): 206 [details]
additional source Khalil HM, Fathy MS, Al Sawy SM. (2021). Quaternary corals (Scleractinia: Merulinidae) from the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast. <em>Geological Journal.</em> , available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gj.4145?af=R [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): 150-151 [details]
additional source Maragos, J. E.; Schmerfeld, J. (2004). Coral survey from Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge, 1998-2004 [Table 3]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details]
additional source Maragos, J. E. (2004). Baker Island coral data [Table unnumbered]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details]
additional source Pillai 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 source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 63, 91-92, 111 [details]
page(s): 317 [details]
original description (of Astraea tesserifera Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
original description (of Prionastrea michelini Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 4. Monographie des Astréides (1) (suite). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 12, 3, 95-197. [details]
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]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233.
page(s): 3, 20, 65, 67-69, 77, 211 [details]
additional source Cairns, 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): 29 [details]
additional source 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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 Nemenzo, F. (1971). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow-water scleractinians: VII. Additional forms. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 23: 141-209.
page(s): 143, 168 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Sugiyama T, Eguchi M. (1936). Recent reef-building corals from Japan and the South Sea Islands under the Japanese mandate. I. <em>The Science reports of the Tôhoku Imperial University, Sendai, 2nd Series (Geologie).</em> Special Volume 1: 1-66, pls. 1-59.
page(s): 3, 32, Pl. XXI [details]
additional source Chevalier JP (1971) Les Scléractiniaires de la Mélanésie Française (Nouvelle-Caledonie, Iles Chesterfield, Iles Loyauté, Nouvelles Hébrides). I. Expedition Française sur les Récifs Coralliens Nouv.-Calédonie 5: 1-307, pls. 1-38. Paris. [details]
additional source Pichon, M.; Benzoni, F. (2007). Taxonomic re-appraisal of zooxanthellate Scleractinian Corals in the Maldive Archipelago. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1441: 21–33.
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Scheer G (1967). Korallen von den Sarso-Inseln im Roten Meer. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 421-436. [details]
additional source Huang D, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Budd AF (2014) Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 277–355., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12140 [details]
additional source Veron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. <em>Records Western Australian Museum Supplement.</em> 29: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555
page(s): 28, 103 [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): 206 [details]
additional source Khalil HM, Fathy MS, Al Sawy SM. (2021). Quaternary corals (Scleractinia: Merulinidae) from the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast. <em>Geological Journal.</em> , available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gj.4145?af=R [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): 150-151 [details]
additional source Maragos, J. E.; Schmerfeld, J. (2004). Coral survey from Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge, 1998-2004 [Table 3]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details]
additional source Maragos, J. E. (2004). Baker Island coral data [Table unnumbered]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details]
additional source Pillai 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 source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 63, 91-92, 111 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype IGPS 55015, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 56628, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 56635, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MSI U.P.C.-865 [details]
Nontype NMSR 8629, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR K 35 [details]
Nontype NMSR, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 143-88, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 161-88, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 195-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 266-74, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 297-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 309-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 310-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 311-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 337-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 465-77, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 60-88, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 70-88, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 80-72, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 840-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 866-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 889-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 957-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]Type locality Red Sea (Veron, 1986). [details]
Unreviewed
Description Colonies are massive with slightly angular corallites. Calices are 8-12 mm in diameter with strongly alternating septa and weakly developed paliform lobes. Columellae are large. Colour: a wide range but usually brown, sometimes with green oral discs. Abundance: common on some reefs. (Veron, 1986 <57>) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | larger star coral | [details] |