WoRMS name details
Caulastrea Dana, 1846
204033 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204033)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Genus
Caulastrea furcata Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Caulastrea aiharai Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935 accepted as Caulastraea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caulastrea conglobata Yabe & Sugiyama, 1932 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caulastrea connata (Ortmann, 1892) accepted as Astraeosmilia connata Ortmann, 1892 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling genus name)
- Species Caulastrea curvata Wijsman-Best, 1972 accepted as Astraeosmilia curvata (Wijsman-Best, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Caulastrea distorta Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caulastrea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) accepted as Caulastraea echinulata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caulastrea furcata Dana, 1846 accepted as Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caulastrea fusinieri (Catullo, 1852) † accepted as Caulastraea fusinieri (Catullo, 1852) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caulastrea multiseptata Yabe & Sugiyama, 1931 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caulastrea plana Hodgson & Ross, 1982 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caulastrea pseudoflabellum (Catullo, 1852) † accepted as Caulastraea pseudoflabellum (Catullo, 1852) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caulastrea simplex Crossland, 1952 accepted as Caulastraea simplex Crossland, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caulastrea tumida Matthai, 1928 accepted as Astraeosmilia tumida (Matthai, 1928) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym, misspelled genus name)
- 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 http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] 
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. (2024). 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 2024-11-21
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(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 http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [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]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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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]
