WoRMS name details
Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifer Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987
717235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:717235)
unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Claereboudt. M. & Hoeksema, B.W. 1987. Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifer spec. nov., a new scleractinian coral (Fungiidae) from the Indo-Malayan region. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 61: 303-309. [details]
Holotype RMNH 17620, geounit Papua New Guinean...
, Note Laing Island, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
Holotype RMNH 17620, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Type locality Laing Island, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifer Claereboudt & Hoeksema, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717235 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Claereboudt. M. & Hoeksema, B.W. 1987. Fungia (Verrillofungia) spinifer spec. nov., a new scleractinian coral (Fungiidae) from the Indo-Malayan region. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 61: 303-309. [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gittenberger A, Reijnen BT, Hoeksema BW. (2011). A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80: 107-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08002002 [details]
additional source Hoeksema, B.W., 1993. Mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) of Madang Lagoon, northern Papua New Guinea: an annotated checklist with the description of Cantharellus jebbi spec. nov. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 67: 1-19., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150656
page(s): 6, 16, 17 [details]
additional source Hoeksema, B.W. & Dai,C.F. 1991. Scleractinia of Taiwan. II Family Fungiidae (with the description of a new species). Bulletin Zoological Institute, Academia Sinica, Taipei 30: 201-226.
page(s): 211 [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): 131 [details]
additional source Gittenberger A, Reijnen BT, Hoeksema BW. (2011). A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80: 107-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08002002 [details]
additional source Hoeksema, B.W., 1993. Mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) of Madang Lagoon, northern Papua New Guinea: an annotated checklist with the description of Cantharellus jebbi spec. nov. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 67: 1-19., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150656
page(s): 6, 16, 17 [details]
additional source Hoeksema, B.W. & Dai,C.F. 1991. Scleractinia of Taiwan. II Family Fungiidae (with the description of a new species). Bulletin Zoological Institute, Academia Sinica, Taipei 30: 201-226.
page(s): 211 [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): 131 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype RMNH 17620, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype IRSNB/KBIN 27009-401, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype IRSNB/KBIN 27009-402, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RMNH 17621, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RMNH 17622, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RMNH 17623, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RMNH 17624, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Laing Island, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea [details]
