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Caulastrea Dana, 1846

Syntype of Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846
Syntype of Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846

204033  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204033)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Merulinidae (Family)
  9. Caulastrea (Genus)
 unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Genus
Caulastrea furcata Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Caulastrea aiharai Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935 accepted as Caulastraea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Species Caulastrea conglobata Yabe & Sugiyama, 1932 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Species Caulastrea connata (Ortmann, 1892) accepted as Astraeosmilia connata Ortmann, 1892 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling genus name)
  4. Species Caulastrea curvata Wijsman-Best, 1972 accepted as Astraeosmilia curvata (Wijsman-Best, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  5. Species Caulastrea distorta Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Species Caulastrea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) accepted as Caulastraea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Caulastrea furcata Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  8. Species Caulastrea multiseptata Yabe & Sugiyama, 1931 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. Species Caulastrea plana Hodgson & Ross, 1982 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Species Caulastrea simplex Crossland, 1952 accepted as Caulastraea simplex Crossland, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Caulastrea tumida Matthai, 1928 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym, misspelled genus name)
  12. Species Caulastrea yokoyamai Yabe & Sugiyama, 1931 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caulastraea Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Colonies are phaceloid. Corallites have numerous fine septa and well-developed columellae. Polyps are sometimes extended...  
Description Colonies are phaceloid. Corallites have numerous fine septa and well-developed columellae. Polyps are sometimes extended during the day (Veron, 1986 <57>). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caulastrea Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204033 on 2025-05-06
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1997-02-03 14:17:27Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-07-18 15:57:33Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2013-02-06 17:41:18Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2018-12-31 15:45:47Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2020-01-11 09:31:22Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2022-06-14 05:06:53Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2022-11-25 10:16:10Z
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Hoeksema, Bert

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Nomenclature

original description (of Caulastraea Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details] 

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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. [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] 

 
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Description Colonies are phaceloid. Corallites have numerous fine septa and well-developed columellae. Polyps are sometimes extended during the day (Veron, 1986 <57>). [details]
LanguageName 
English trumpet coralcandy coralbullseye coral  [details]
Japanese タバネサンゴ属  [details]
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Syntype of Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846
Syntype of Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846
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