Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Scleractinia
Familia: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Stylophora
Species: S. danae – S. flabellata – S. kuehlmanni – S. lobata – S. madagascarensis – S. mamillata – S. pistillata – S. subseriata – S. wellsi
Name
Stylophora Schweigger, 1820: 413
Type species: Madrepora pistillaris Esper, 1797 (original designation)
Synonyms
Anthopora Gray, 1835
Axohelia (Stylophora) Schweigger, 1820
†Cyphastreaopsis Reig Oriol, 1994
Phyllopora Tenison-Woods, 1879
Sideropora Blainville, 1830
†Stylacropora Kuehn, 1948
†Stylomadrepora Oppenheim, 1923
Stylopora Schweigger, 1820 (misspelling)
References
Primary references
Schweigger, A.F. 1820. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte der skelettlosen ungegliederten Thiere. Leipzig : Dyk'sche Buchhandlung. 802 pp. BHL Reference page.
Links
Stylophora – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Stylophora in the World Register of Marine Species
Stylophora is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Pocilloporidae. They are commonly known as cat's paw corals or birdsnest corals. They are native to the Red Sea, the Indo-Pacific region and eastwards as far as the Pitcairn Islands.[2]
Characteristics
Members of this genus are branching corals. The finger-like branches vary in width and have blunt tips. The growth forms and colours are variable depending on many factors, including the level of light and the amount of water movement. The colour may be orange, pink, magenta, purple, green or brown.[2]
Species
The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[1]
†Stylophora confusa Duncan, 1880
Stylophora danae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
Stylophora erythraea Von Marenzeller, 1907
Stylophora flabellata Quelch, 1886
†Stylophora gigas Hoffmeister, 1945
†Stylophora granulata Duncan & Wall, 1865
Stylophora kuehlmanni Scheer & Pillai, 1983
Stylophora lobata Gardiner, 1898
Stylophora madagascarensis Veron, 2000
Stylophora mamillata Scheer & Pillai, 1983
†Stylophora minuta Duncan, 1868
Stylophora pistillata Esper, 1797
Stylophora subseriata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Stylophora wellsi Scheer, 1964
References
Hoeksema, B. (2018). "Stylophora Schweigger, 1820". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
Sprung, Julian (1999). Corals: A quick reference guide. Ricordea Publishing. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1-883693-09-8.
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