Marine Species Traits - Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)

Traits taxon details

Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

289232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289232)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Meandrina Lamarck, 1801

Original name

Madrepora meandrites Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289232 on 2026-03-26

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289232 on 2026-03-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2013-09-03 22:03:43Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2018-08-30 11:17:46Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-05-29 06:08:19Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

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original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record 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 Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Guzman, H.M., 1998. Diversity of stony, soft and black corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia, Gorgonacea, Antipatharia; Hydrozoa: Milleporina) at Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras. Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 Suppl. 4: 75-80.
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additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia. pp 1-246. [details]

additional source den Hartog, J. C. (1980). Caribbean Shallow Water Corallimorpharia. Zoologische Verhandelingen, (176): 83 pp.
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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.
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additional source Carlos, A. A.; Baillie, B. K.; Kawachi, M.; Maruyama, T. (1999). Phylogenetic position of Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) isolates from tridacnids (Bivalvia), cardiids (Bivalvia), a sponge (Porifera), a soft coral (Anthozoa), and a free-living strain. Journal of Phycology, 35, 1054-1062, available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3551054.x
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additional source Zlatarski, V. N.; Estalella, N. M. (1980). Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Bulgarian Academy of Science. Sophia., pp. 312.
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additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Stony corals (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Scleractinia) of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smithsonian Contribution to the Marine Sciences. 12:271-302., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.12.272
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additional source Barrios-Suárez, L. M.; Reyes, J. O.; Navas, G. R.; García, C. B. (2002). Distribution of anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia) in the area of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean [Distribución de las anémonas (Anthozoa: Actiniaria y Corallimorpharia) en el área de Santa Marta, Caribe columbiano]. Ciencias Marinas, 28(1): 37-48, available online at https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v28i1.207
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additional source Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261
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additional source Shelton, G. A. B. (1980). Lophelia pertusa (L.): electrical conduction and behaviour in a deep-water coral. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 60, 517-528, available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400028538
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additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
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additional source Almy CC, Carrión-Torres C. (1963). Shallow water stony corals of Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science. 3: 269-279. [details]

additional source Sánchez M, Armando J. (1995). Benthic communities and geomorphology of the Tesoro Island coral reef, Colombian Caribbean. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras-INVEMAR,. 24(1):.55-77. [details]

additional source Zlatarski V. (1972). Sobre la fauna coralina de Cuba. Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Zoologia de la Habana. 13(351): 1501-1507. [details]

new combination reference Vaughan TW. (1902). The stony corals of the Porto Rican waters. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commision for 1900. 20: 289-320, pls. 1-38. [details]