WoRMS taxon details
Ctenella Matthai, 1928
206629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206629)
accepted
Genus
Ctenella chagius Matthai, 1928 (type by original designation)
- Species Ctenella chagius Matthai, 1928
- Species Ctenella laxa Matthai, 1928 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Matthai G. (1928). A Monograph of the Recent meandroid Astraeidae. <em>Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 7: 1-288, pls. 1-72. [details] Available for editors 
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Description Colonies are massive and meandroid. Valleys and walls are of uniform width. Septa are fine and regular, columellae are...
Description Colonies are massive and meandroid. Valleys and walls are of uniform width. Septa are fine and regular, columellae are septa-like, without centres (Veron, 1986 <57>). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Ctenella Matthai, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206629 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Matthai G. (1928). A Monograph of the Recent meandroid Astraeidae. <em>Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 7: 1-288, pls. 1-72. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Arrigoni, R., Stolarski, J., Terraneo, T.I., Hoeksema, B.W., Berumen, M.L., Payri, C., Montano, S., Benzoni, F. (2023). Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the scleractinian coral family Euphylliidae. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92 (2): 130-171., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10041 [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [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 Arrigoni, R., Stolarski, J., Terraneo, T.I., Hoeksema, B.W., Berumen, M.L., Payri, C., Montano, S., Benzoni, F. (2023). Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the scleractinian coral family Euphylliidae. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92 (2): 130-171., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10041 [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Colonies are massive and meandroid. Valleys and walls are of uniform width. Septa are fine and regular, columellae are septa-like, without centres (Veron, 1986 <57>). [details]
