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Merulinidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

1579843  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1579843)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Vacatina (Suborder)
  8. Merulinidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834 (type by monotypy)
Merulinidae Verrill, 1866 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

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  1. Genus Anisocoenia Reuss, 1866 †
  2. Genus Anoiasmilia Reig Oriol, 1988 †
  3. Genus Antiguastrea Vaughan, 1919 †
  4. Genus Astraeosmilia Ortmann, 1892
  5. Genus Astrea Lamarck, 1801
  6. Genus Australogyra Veron & Pichon, 1982
  7. Genus Boninastrea Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
  8. Genus Catalaphyllia Wells, 1971
  9. Genus Caulastraea Dana, 1846
  10. Genus Coelastrea Verrill, 1866
  11. Genus Cyphastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  12. Genus Defrancia Alloiteau, 1957 †
  13. Genus Dictuophyllia Blainville, 1830 †
  14. Genus Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830
  15. Genus Echinopora Lamarck, 1816
  16. Genus Favites Link, 1807
  17. Genus Goniastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  18. Genus Holocoenia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 †
  19. Genus Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  20. Genus Hydnophyllia Reis, 1889 †
  21. Genus Isastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 †
  22. Genus Leptoria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  23. Genus Mckenziephyllia Jell, Cook & Jell, 2011 †
  24. Genus Melikerona Alloiteau, 1958 †
  25. Genus Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834
  26. Genus Monticulastraea Duncan, 1880 †
  27. Genus Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  28. Genus Orbicella Dana, 1846
  29. Genus Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  30. Genus Paragoniastrea Huang, Benzoni & Budd, 2014
  31. Genus Paraleptoria Budd & Bosellini, 2016 †
  32. Genus Paramontastraea Huang & Budd, 2014
  33. Genus Pectinia Blainville, 1825
  34. Genus Phacellocoenia Alloiteau & Tissier, 1958 †
  35. Genus Physophyllia Duncan, 1884
  36. Genus Placocoeniopsis Alloiteau, 1952 †
  37. Genus Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834
  38. Genus Tarbellastraea Alloiteau, 1952 †
  39. Genus Tarraconogyra Alloiteau, 1958 †
  40. Genus Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  41. Genus Astreosmilia Ortmann, 1892 accepted as Astraeosmilia Ortmann, 1892 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  42. Genus Barabattoia Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941 accepted as Dipsastraea Blainville, 1830 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Genus Caulastrea Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  44. Genus Cyphastraea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Cyphastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  45. Genus Erythrastrea Pichon, Scheer & Pillai, 1983 accepted as Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  46. Genus Paraclavarina Veron, 1985 accepted as Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  47. Genus Phymastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Favites Link, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  48. Genus Scapophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Merulinidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1579843 on 2026-02-21
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Merulinidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1579843 on 2026-02-21
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2022-05-06 10:16:21Z
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2022-05-07 07:00:06Z
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2023-12-09 16:57:16Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2024-09-22 18:51:59Z
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Hoeksema, Bert

original description Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details] 

original description (of Merulinidae Verrill, 1866) Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). <em>Communications of the Essex Institute.</em> 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272 [details] 

additional source Greene, J.R. (1863). A manual of the sub-kingdom Coelenterata. <em>London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green.</em> 306 pp. [details] 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Merulinidae Verrill, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merulinidae) (from synonym Merulinidae Verrill, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Merulinidae) 
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