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Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
206954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206954)
accepted
Species
Madrepora verrucosa Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Pocillopora aspera var. danae Verrill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pocillopora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pocillopora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora verrucosa Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details] 
Description This species is distinguished from Pocillopora damicornis by having broader, club shaped or more flattened branches. It has...
Description This species is distinguished from Pocillopora damicornis by having broader, club shaped or more flattened branches. It has true verrucae which are evenly sized and spaced. Pocillopora verrucosa occurs between the surface to 40 m deep. On fore reef slopes of moderate but not extreme exposure, it is extremely common, and helps to define clear coral communities in many sites. It is less tolerant of sedimented conditions than is P. damicornis so is much less abundant in lagoonal areas (Sheppard, 1998).
Colonies are composed of uniform upright branches clearly distinct from the verrucae, but the latter are irregular in size. They have permanently coloured red-brown stalks. Colour: Usually cream, pink or blue. Abundance: Common. Occurs in most shallow-water environments from fringing reefs to exposed reef fronts (Veron, 1986).
Colonies usually form hemispheres and grow in isolation. The stout branches (1-2 cm thick) radiate from a central holdfast and tend to be clubbed at their tips. Large verrucae up to 6 mm high, corallites 1 mm across. Colour: varies from pale lime-green or pink to dark brown or bluish-brown. Habitat: shallow reef areas (Richmond, 1997); rocks (Kalk, 1959).
Also distributed in Australia (Kalk, 1958).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
Colonies are composed of uniform upright branches clearly distinct from the verrucae, but the latter are irregular in size. They have permanently coloured red-brown stalks. Colour: Usually cream, pink or blue. Abundance: Common. Occurs in most shallow-water environments from fringing reefs to exposed reef fronts (Veron, 1986).
Colonies usually form hemispheres and grow in isolation. The stout branches (1-2 cm thick) radiate from a central holdfast and tend to be clubbed at their tips. Large verrucae up to 6 mm high, corallites 1 mm across. Colour: varies from pale lime-green or pink to dark brown or bluish-brown. Habitat: shallow reef areas (Richmond, 1997); rocks (Kalk, 1959).
Also distributed in Australia (Kalk, 1958).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206954 on 2024-11-10
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original description
(of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [details]
original description (of Pocillopora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
original description (of Madrepora verrucosa Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details]
original description (of Pocillopora aspera var. danae Verrill, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [details]
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additional source Hoffmeister, J.E. (1925). Some corals from America Samoa and the Fiji Islands. <em>Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 22: 1-90, pls. 1-23.
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additional source Vaughan TW. (1918). Some shallow-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Island, and Fanning Island. <em>Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 9 (213): 49-234, pls. 20-93. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm
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additional source Dana, J.D. (1846-1847). On Zoophytes. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 2(4): 64-69; 2(5): 187-202; 3(7): 1-24; 3(8): 160-163; 3(9): 337-347. New-Haven., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28135503
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additional source Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862
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additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
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original description (of Pocillopora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
original description (of Madrepora verrucosa Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details]
original description (of Pocillopora aspera var. danae Verrill, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [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. (1976). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astroceoniidae, Pocilloporidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 1: 1-86. [details]
additional source Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. <em>Paris. Verdière.</em> Vol. 2 pp. 1-568., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 275 [details]
additional source Dunn, D.F., 1970. Some observations on marine life at Pulau Aur, Johore. Malay. Nat. J. 23 : 158-167.
page(s): 162 [details]
additional source Hoffmeister, J.E. (1925). Some corals from America Samoa and the Fiji Islands. <em>Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 22: 1-90, pls. 1-23.
page(s): 17 [details]
additional source Vaughan TW. (1918). Some shallow-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Island, and Fanning Island. <em>Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 9 (213): 49-234, pls. 20-93. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm
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additional source Dana, J.D. (1846-1847). On Zoophytes. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 2(4): 64-69; 2(5): 187-202; 3(7): 1-24; 3(8): 160-163; 3(9): 337-347. New-Haven., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28135503
page(s): 524, 528, 529, 531 [details]
additional source Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862
page(s): 352 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137.
page(s): 127 [details]
additional source 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209.
page(s): 71, 72, 74 [details]
additional source Umbgrove JHF. (1939). Madreporaria from the Bay of Batavia. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 22: 1-64.
page(s): 9, 17, 22 [details]
additional source Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10230
page(s): 7, 8, 84, 96, 99, 100, 424, 427 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Sugiyama T, Eguchi M. (1936). Recent reef-building corals from Japan and the South Sea Islands under the Japanese mandate. I. <em>The Science reports of the Tôhoku Imperial University, Sendai, 2nd Series (Geologie).</em> Special Volume 1: 1-66, pls. 1-59.
page(s): 14 [details]
additional source Yabe H, Sugiyama T. (1935). Revised list of the reef-corals from the Japanese seas and of the fossil reef corals of the raised reefs and the Ryukyu limestone of Japan. <em>Journal of the Geological Society of Japan.</em> 42: 379-403.
page(s): 392 [details]
additional source 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
page(s): 524, 528, 529, 531 [details]
additional source Studer, T. (1879). Zweite Abtheilung der Anthozoa Polyactinia, welche während der Reise A. M. S. Corvette Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. <em>Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1878: 525–550, pls. 1-5.
page(s): 539 [details]
additional source Pillai CSG, Scheer G (1976) Report on the stony corals from the Maldive Archipelago. Results of the Xarifa Expedition 1957/58. Zoologica, Stuttgart 43 (126): 1-83, pls. 1-32. [details]
additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-349 [details]
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-439, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-488, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-54, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-779, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-788, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864) MSI C-791 [details]
Nontype BMNH, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype BMNH, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 39955, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 40186, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 41389, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 44900, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 47857, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 48713, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 48715, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 48717, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 48757, geounit Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50741, geounit Palau Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 50785, geounit Micronesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype IGPS 53619, geounit Micronesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MSI C-309, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MSI C-311, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MSI C-314, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MSI C-791 [details]
Nontype MSI C-805, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 8542, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 8543, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 8985, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR I/406/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR I/538/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR I/543/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR K2 [details]
Nontype NMSR K3 [details]
Nontype NMSR K4 [details]
Nontype NMSR K5 [details]
Nontype WAM 203-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 208-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 224-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 232-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 24-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 2-72, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 2-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 355-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 3-72, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 382-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 529-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 533-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 556-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 556-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 571-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 572-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 573-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 70-72, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 809-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
Nontype WAM 81-78, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 93-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 96-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 98-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 99-73, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type MSI C-782 [details]
Unknown type NMSR 8867, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type NMSR 8984, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type WAM 396-80, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Unreviewed
Description This species is distinguished from Pocillopora damicornis by having broader, club shaped or more flattened branches. It has true verrucae which are evenly sized and spaced. Pocillopora verrucosa occurs between the surface to 40 m deep. On fore reef slopes of moderate but not extreme exposure, it is extremely common, and helps to define clear coral communities in many sites. It is less tolerant of sedimented conditions than is P. damicornis so is much less abundant in lagoonal areas (Sheppard, 1998).Colonies are composed of uniform upright branches clearly distinct from the verrucae, but the latter are irregular in size. They have permanently coloured red-brown stalks. Colour: Usually cream, pink or blue. Abundance: Common. Occurs in most shallow-water environments from fringing reefs to exposed reef fronts (Veron, 1986).
Colonies usually form hemispheres and grow in isolation. The stout branches (1-2 cm thick) radiate from a central holdfast and tend to be clubbed at their tips. Large verrucae up to 6 mm high, corallites 1 mm across. Colour: varies from pale lime-green or pink to dark brown or bluish-brown. Habitat: shallow reef areas (Richmond, 1997); rocks (Kalk, 1959).
Also distributed in Australia (Kalk, 1958).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
Remark Type locality: Not recorded (Veron, 1986).
In family 'Seriatoporidae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | warty bushcoralcauliflower coral | [details] |
| German | Warzige Buschkoralle | [details] |
| Japanese | イボハダハナヤサイサンゴ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pocillopora verrucosa)
To GenBank (60124 nucleotides; 34478 proteins)
To GenBank (60124 nucleotides; 34478 proteins) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records) (from synonym Pocillopora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (170 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (53 records) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 696) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pocillopora verrucosa)
To GenBank (60124 nucleotides; 34478 proteins)
To GenBank (60124 nucleotides; 34478 proteins) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records) (from synonym Pocillopora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (170 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (53 records) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 696) (from synonym Pocillopora danae Verrill, 1864)
To ITIS
