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Mycetophyllia danaana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie. 11: 233–312. (1849).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Anthozoa
order
Scleractinia
family
Faviidae
genus
Mycetophyllia
species
Mycetophyllia danaana

Name

Synonyms
Mycetophyllia daniana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana f. danaana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Homonyms
Mycetophyllia danaana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Common names
Lowridge cactus coral in English
Lowridge cactus coral in English
Niedrighöckerige Kaktuskoralle in German
Lowridge Cactus Coral in English
Lowridge Cactus Coral in English
Corail Cactus à Crêtes Basses in French
Lowridge cactus coral in English
Micetocoral de Poca Cresta in Spanish
Niedrighöckerige Kaktuskoralle in German

Bibliographic References

  1. Budd AF, Woodell JD, Huang D, Klaus JS. (2019). Evolution of the Caribbean subfamily Mussinae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Faviidae): transitions between solitary and colonial forms. <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 17(18): 1581-1616.
  2. Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms.
  3. Cairns, S. D. (1982). Stony corals (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Scleractinia) of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington., chapter 17, pp. 271-302
  4. Cortès, J., Guzmán, H. (1985). Organismos de los arrecifes coralinos de Costa Rica III. Descripcion y distribucion geografica de corales escleractinios (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) de la Costa Caribe. <em>Brenesia.</em> 24: 63-123.
  5. Fenner, D.P. (1993). Species distinctions among several Caribbean stony corals. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 53, 1099-1116.
  6. 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.
  7. Laydoo, R.S. 1985. Executive summary of ecological survey of reefs around Tobago. Institute of Marine Affairs
  8. Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie.</em> 11: 233–312.
  9. Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp.
  10. Quelch JJ. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pl. 1-12.
  11. Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em>
  12. 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.
  13. 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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