WoRMS taxon details
Anomastraea irregularis von Marenzeller, 1901
207518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207518)
accepted
Species
Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Marenzeller, E. von. (1901). Ostafrikanische Steinkorallen, gesammelt von Dr Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Naturhistorisches Museum in Hamburg.</em> 18: 117-134, pl. 1. [details]
Holotype
, Note Zanzibar, Tanzania
Holotype [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Zanzibar, Tanzania [details]
Description Many specimens have large pali forming a clear ring around the columella, though in other specimens the pali are only...
Description Many specimens have large pali forming a clear ring around the columella, though in other specimens the pali are only slight thickening of the central part of the septa. Columellae consist of 3 or 4 small pinnacles in a depressed central pit. In the Arabian Gulf and northern parts of the Arabian Sea at least, it is fairly common. The species lives at the base of shallow reefs, near or on sandy areas, but always where there is good water movement. It is found on fore-reef slopes and rarely on back reef slopes, though it also exists on wrecks in fairly turbid water. Its recorded depths range is 2 to 18 m deep. (Sheppard, 1998 <308>).
Forms low, small, mound-like colonies up to about 20 cm in height. The septal pattern is reduced and corallites are small (3-5 mm across) and arranged irregularly in honeycomb pattern similar to Favia or Favites, but the skeleton is much more porous. Colour: usually brown. Habitat: mainly in shallow water and tidal pools. (Richmond, 1997).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
Forms low, small, mound-like colonies up to about 20 cm in height. The septal pattern is reduced and corallites are small (3-5 mm across) and arranged irregularly in honeycomb pattern similar to Favia or Favites, but the skeleton is much more porous. Colour: usually brown. Habitat: mainly in shallow water and tidal pools. (Richmond, 1997).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Anomastraea irregularis von Marenzeller, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207518 on 2024-11-19
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original description
Marenzeller, E. von. (1901). Ostafrikanische Steinkorallen, gesammelt von Dr Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Naturhistorisches Museum in Hamburg.</em> 18: 117-134, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901) Marenzeller, E. von. (1901). Ostafrikanische Steinkorallen, gesammelt von Dr Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Naturhistorisches Museum in Hamburg.</em> 18: 117-134, pl. 1. [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 Benzoni, F., Arrigoni, R., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., 2012. Systematics of the coral genus Craterastrea (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia) and description of a new family through combined morphological and molecular analyses. Systematics and Biodiversity 10(4): 417–433. [details]
additional source Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., Pichon, M., Mitta, G., Galli, P. 2007. Debating phylogenetic relationships of the scleractinian Psammocora: molecular and morphological evidences. Contributions to Zoology 76: 35-54., available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=ctz;idno=7601a04
page(s): 35, 37, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48, fig. 4, fig. 6 [details]
additional source Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Pichon, M., Galli, P. 2010. The name game: morpho-molecular species boundaries in the genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 421-456.
page(s): 429, 436, 437 [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]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 23 [details]
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.
page(s): 137 [details]
original description (of Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901) Marenzeller, E. von. (1901). Ostafrikanische Steinkorallen, gesammelt von Dr Stuhlmann 1888 und 1889. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Naturhistorisches Museum in Hamburg.</em> 18: 117-134, pl. 1. [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 Benzoni, F., Arrigoni, R., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., 2012. Systematics of the coral genus Craterastrea (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia) and description of a new family through combined morphological and molecular analyses. Systematics and Biodiversity 10(4): 417–433. [details]
additional source Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., Pichon, M., Mitta, G., Galli, P. 2007. Debating phylogenetic relationships of the scleractinian Psammocora: molecular and morphological evidences. Contributions to Zoology 76: 35-54., available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=ctz;idno=7601a04
page(s): 35, 37, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48, fig. 4, fig. 6 [details]
additional source Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Pichon, M., Galli, P. 2010. The name game: morpho-molecular species boundaries in the genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 421-456.
page(s): 429, 436, 437 [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]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 23 [details]
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.
page(s): 137 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Type locality Zanzibar, Tanzania [details]
Unreviewed
Description Many specimens have large pali forming a clear ring around the columella, though in other specimens the pali are only slight thickening of the central part of the septa. Columellae consist of 3 or 4 small pinnacles in a depressed central pit. In the Arabian Gulf and northern parts of the Arabian Sea at least, it is fairly common. The species lives at the base of shallow reefs, near or on sandy areas, but always where there is good water movement. It is found on fore-reef slopes and rarely on back reef slopes, though it also exists on wrecks in fairly turbid water. Its recorded depths range is 2 to 18 m deep. (Sheppard, 1998 <308>).Forms low, small, mound-like colonies up to about 20 cm in height. The septal pattern is reduced and corallites are small (3-5 mm across) and arranged irregularly in honeycomb pattern similar to Favia or Favites, but the skeleton is much more porous. Colour: usually brown. Habitat: mainly in shallow water and tidal pools. (Richmond, 1997).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
Remark Family 'Siderasteriidae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | crisp pillow coral [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anomastraea irregularis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anomastrea irregularis) (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anomastraea irregularis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anomastrea irregularis) (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Anomastrea irregularis Marenzeller, 1901)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
