WoRMS taxon details
Porites rus (Forskål, 1775)
207231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207231)
accepted
Species
Madrepora rus Forskål, 1775 (original combination, basionym)
Porites (Synaraea) rus (Forskål, 1775) (changed combination)
Porites convexa (Verrill, 1864) (synonym)
Porites danae Studer, 1901 (homonym, synonym)
Porites danai Studer, 1901 (wrong spelling, synonym)
Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925 (Synonymy)
Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935 (synonym)
Porites undulata (Verrill, 1864) (synonym)
Synaraea convexa Verrill, 1864 (synonym)
Synaraea danae Verrill, 1864 (synonym)
Synaraea irregularis Verrill, 1864 (synonym)
Synaraea undulata Klunzinger, 1879 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora rus Forskål, 1775) Forskål, P.; Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium / quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]:ex officina Mölleri.[alternative spelling Forsskål is also correct]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
Description Colonies may reach several metres across. They consist of mixtures of small plates and twisted projections, some...
Description Colonies may reach several metres across. They consist of mixtures of small plates and twisted projections, some projections developing into short, stout branches. The surface of the coral is covered with ridges which run between rows of calices. Calices themselves are minute (less than 1 mm diameter). Colours are usually basically brown or pale brown, but yellow colonies are also common, with strong pink colours also sometimes seen, some with blue edges to branches are plates (Sheppard, 1998).
Colonies are laminar or contorted anastomosing branches and columns. Corallites are very small. They are separated into groups by ridges which characteristically converge towards each other forming flame-shaped patterns. Colour: pale cream or yellow, or dark bluish-brown, often with pale branch tips. Abundance: usually uncommon but occurs in a wide range of habitats (Veron, 1986).
Distinguished by its extremely small calices (<0.6 mm). Open water colonies encrusting to massive, usually with a wrinkled surface; those in more hidden locations with a smooth surface. Colour: brown, pale grey or bright yellowish-green. Habitat: shallow sheltered reefs (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Colonies are laminar or contorted anastomosing branches and columns. Corallites are very small. They are separated into groups by ridges which characteristically converge towards each other forming flame-shaped patterns. Colour: pale cream or yellow, or dark bluish-brown, often with pale branch tips. Abundance: usually uncommon but occurs in a wide range of habitats (Veron, 1986).
Distinguished by its extremely small calices (<0.6 mm). Open water colonies encrusting to massive, usually with a wrinkled surface; those in more hidden locations with a smooth surface. Colour: brown, pale grey or bright yellowish-green. Habitat: shallow sheltered reefs (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2021). World List of Scleractinia. Porites rus (Forskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207231 on 2021-01-16
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original description
(of Porites convexa (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 Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925) 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. [details]
original description (of Porites danai Studer, 1901) Studer, T. (1901). Madreporarier von Samoa, den Sandwich-Inseln und Laysan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere.</em> 14: 388-428, pls. 23-31. [details]
original description (of Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935) Eguchi, M. (1935). On the corals and coral reefs in the Palau Islands of the South Sea islands, Preliminary Report [in Japanese]. <em>Science reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, Sendai. 2nd Series (Geologie).</em> 16: 1-49, pls. 1-13. [details]
original description (of Porites danae Studer, 1901) Studer, T. (1901). Madreporarier von Samoa, den Sandwich-Inseln und Laysan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere.</em> 14: 388-428, pls. 23-31. [details]
original description (of Madrepora rus Forskål, 1775) Forskål, P.; Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium / quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]:ex officina Mölleri.[alternative spelling Forsskål is also correct]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
original description (of Synaraea irregularis 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 Synaraea convexa 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 Synaraea undulata Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Porites (Synaraea) convexa (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 Porites (Synaraea) faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925) 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. [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (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 Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/713833841 [details]
original description (of Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925) 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. [details]
original description (of Porites danai Studer, 1901) Studer, T. (1901). Madreporarier von Samoa, den Sandwich-Inseln und Laysan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere.</em> 14: 388-428, pls. 23-31. [details]
original description (of Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935) Eguchi, M. (1935). On the corals and coral reefs in the Palau Islands of the South Sea islands, Preliminary Report [in Japanese]. <em>Science reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, Sendai. 2nd Series (Geologie).</em> 16: 1-49, pls. 1-13. [details]
original description (of Porites danae Studer, 1901) Studer, T. (1901). Madreporarier von Samoa, den Sandwich-Inseln und Laysan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere.</em> 14: 388-428, pls. 23-31. [details]
original description (of Madrepora rus Forskål, 1775) Forskål, P.; Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium / quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]:ex officina Mölleri.[alternative spelling Forsskål is also correct]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
original description (of Synaraea irregularis 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 Synaraea convexa 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 Synaraea undulata Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Porites (Synaraea) convexa (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 Porites (Synaraea) faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925) 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. [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (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 Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/713833841 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]From other sources
Description Colonies may reach several metres across. They consist of mixtures of small plates and twisted projections, some projections developing into short, stout branches. The surface of the coral is covered with ridges which run between rows of calices. Calices themselves are minute (less than 1 mm diameter). Colours are usually basically brown or pale brown, but yellow colonies are also common, with strong pink colours also sometimes seen, some with blue edges to branches are plates (Sheppard, 1998).Colonies are laminar or contorted anastomosing branches and columns. Corallites are very small. They are separated into groups by ridges which characteristically converge towards each other forming flame-shaped patterns. Colour: pale cream or yellow, or dark bluish-brown, often with pale branch tips. Abundance: usually uncommon but occurs in a wide range of habitats (Veron, 1986).
Distinguished by its extremely small calices (<0.6 mm). Open water colonies encrusting to massive, usually with a wrinkled surface; those in more hidden locations with a smooth surface. Colour: brown, pale grey or bright yellowish-green. Habitat: shallow sheltered reefs (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | mountain cupcoralhump coral | [details] |
| German | Bergkoralle | [details] |
| Japanese | パラオハマサンゴ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Madrepora rus Forskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Porites (Synaraea) convexa (Verrill, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porites convexa (Verrill, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porites danae Studer, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Porites undulata (Verrill, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Synaraea undulata Klunzinger, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Synaraea irregularis Verrill, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Synaraea convexa Verrill, 1864)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (15071 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Porites danae Studer, 1901)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (10 records) (from synonym Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records) (from synonym Porites convexa (Verrill, 1864))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (30 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (8 records) (from synonym Porites undulata (Verrill, 1864))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (8 records) (from synonym Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Madrepora rus Forskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Porites (Synaraea) convexa (Verrill, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porites convexa (Verrill, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Porites danae Studer, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Porites undulata (Verrill, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Synaraea undulata Klunzinger, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Synaraea irregularis Verrill, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Synaraea convexa Verrill, 1864)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (15071 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Porites danae Studer, 1901)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (10 records) (from synonym Porites faustinoi Hoffmeister, 1925)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records) (from synonym Porites convexa (Verrill, 1864))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (30 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (8 records) (from synonym Porites undulata (Verrill, 1864))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (8 records) (from synonym Porites iwayamaensis Eguchi, 1935)
To ITIS
