WoRMS taxon details
Tubastraea micranthus (Ehrenberg, 1834)
291255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291255)
accepted
Species
Coenopsammia micranthus (Ehrenberg, 1834) (changed combination)
Coenopsammia nigrescens (Dana, 1846) (synonymy)
Dendrophyllia micranthus (Ehrenberg, 1834) (changed combination)
Dendrophyllia nigrescens Dana, 1846 (synonymy)
Enallopsammia micranthus (Ehrenberg, 1834) (changed combination)
Oculina micranthus Ehrenberg, 1834 (basionym, changed combination)
Tubastraea micrantha (Ehrenberg, 1834) (wrong spelling)
Tubastrea micrantha (Ehrenberg, 1834) (genus misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Oculina micranthus Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
Depth range 0-50 m
Depth range 0-50 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2021). World List of Scleractinia. Tubastraea micranthus (Ehrenberg, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291255 on 2021-01-22
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original description
(of Dendrophyllia nigrescens Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
original description (of Oculina micranthus Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
original description (of Dendrophyllia micranthus var. grandis Crossland, 1952) Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257. [details]
original description (of Coenopsammia viridis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1848). Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 10: 65-114, pls. 5-9. [details]
original description (of Coenopsammia aequiserialis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1848). Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 10: 65-114, pls. 5-9. [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (HKRMS) Morton B. (1992). A case for marine conservation: Hong kong's Scleractinian coral communities. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 1: pp 3-13. [details]
basis of record 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 Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Rec. of West. Austr. Mus. 18(4): 361-417, 9 pls. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., 2004. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia of Australia. Rec. Australian Mus., 56(3): 259-329, 12 pls. [details]
additional source Sammarco, P.; Porter, S.; Cairns, S. (2010). A new coral species introduced into the Atlantic Ocean - Tubastraea micranthus (Ehrenberg 1834) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia): An invasive threat?. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 5(2): 131-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2010.5.2.02 [details]
additional source Tachikawa, H. (2005). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Hexacorallia, Anthozoa, Cnidaria) collected from Otsuki, Kochi prefecture, Japan. <em>Kuroshio Biosphere.</em> 2: 1-27. [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D.; Zibrowius, H. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Oculina micranthus Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
original description (of Dendrophyllia micranthus var. grandis Crossland, 1952) Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257. [details]
original description (of Coenopsammia viridis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1848). Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 10: 65-114, pls. 5-9. [details]
original description (of Coenopsammia aequiserialis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1848). Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 10: 65-114, pls. 5-9. [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
context source (HKRMS) Morton B. (1992). A case for marine conservation: Hong kong's Scleractinian coral communities. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 1: pp 3-13. [details]
basis of record 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 Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Rec. of West. Austr. Mus. 18(4): 361-417, 9 pls. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., 2004. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia of Australia. Rec. Australian Mus., 56(3): 259-329, 12 pls. [details]
additional source Sammarco, P.; Porter, S.; Cairns, S. (2010). A new coral species introduced into the Atlantic Ocean - Tubastraea micranthus (Ehrenberg 1834) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia): An invasive threat?. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 5(2): 131-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2010.5.2.02 [details]
additional source Tachikawa, H. (2005). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Hexacorallia, Anthozoa, Cnidaria) collected from Otsuki, Kochi prefecture, Japan. <em>Kuroshio Biosphere.</em> 2: 1-27. [details]
redescription Cairns, S.D.; Zibrowius, H. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species remark In Gulf of Mexico (IHO Sea Area) : It has no known impacts in its native or introduced range. [details]From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 0-50 m [details]
Spelling often misspelled as micrantha [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | black tube coralblack sun coralblack cup coral | [details] |
| German | Schwarze Kelchkoralle | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Tubastrea micrantha (Ehrenberg, 1834))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZCOE424verycloseup) (from synonym Dendrophyllia nigrescens Dana, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tubastraea micranthus USNM 99023 - b)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (184 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records) (from synonym Dendrophyllia nigrescens Dana, 1846)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Tubastrea micrantha (Ehrenberg, 1834))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZCOE424verycloseup) (from synonym Dendrophyllia nigrescens Dana, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tubastraea micranthus USNM 99023 - b)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (184 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records) (from synonym Dendrophyllia nigrescens Dana, 1846)
To ITIS
