WoRMS taxon details
Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936
267399 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267399)
accepted
Genus
Dendrophyllia axifuga Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Duncanopsammia axifuga (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Wells JW. (1936). A new genus of the Madreporarian family Eupsammiidæ. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10.</em> 18 (107): 546-549. [details]
Depth range 6-34 m
Fossil range Pliocene to Recent
Depth range 6-34 m [details]
Fossil range Pliocene to Recent
Fossil range Pliocene to Recent [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267399 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Wells JW. (1936). A new genus of the Madreporarian family Eupsammiidæ. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 10.</em> 18 (107): 546-549. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M. (1980). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part III. Family Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectinidae, Caryophyllidae, Dendrophylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 4: 1-459. [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, Kitano YF, Stolarski J, Hoeksema BW, Fukami H, Stefani F, Galli P, Montano S, Castoldi E, Benzoni F. (2014). A phylogeny reconstruction of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) based on molecular and micromorphological criteria, and its ecological implications. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43 (6): 661-688., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12072 [details]
additional source Baron-Szabo, R.C. & S.D. Cairns. (2019). Chapter 14: Part F, Revised, Volume 2, Chapter 14:Systematic Descriptions of the Scleractinia Family Dendrophylliidae. <em>Treatise Online, Part F, Revised.</em> 119: 1-33. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Veron JEN, Pichon M. (1980). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part III. Family Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectinidae, Caryophyllidae, Dendrophylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 4: 1-459. [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, Kitano YF, Stolarski J, Hoeksema BW, Fukami H, Stefani F, Galli P, Montano S, Castoldi E, Benzoni F. (2014). A phylogeny reconstruction of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) based on molecular and micromorphological criteria, and its ecological implications. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43 (6): 661-688., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12072 [details]
additional source Baron-Szabo, R.C. & S.D. Cairns. (2019). Chapter 14: Part F, Revised, Volume 2, Chapter 14:Systematic Descriptions of the Scleractinia Family Dendrophylliidae. <em>Treatise Online, Part F, Revised.</em> 119: 1-33. [details] Available for editors
[request] redescription Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Biology zooxanthellate [details]Diagnosis Corallum arborescent, with calices arranged in a unifacial manner; coenosteum thick and not costate but instead covered with thin serrate ridges; epitheca absent; septa arranged in Pourtalès plan; pali absent; columella robust, discrete, labyrinthiform; zooxanthellate. [details]
Remark This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Monotypic, occurring in both Recent and fossil record. [details]
From other sources
Depth range 6-34 m [details]Fossil range Pliocene to Recent [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whiskers | [details] |
