Scleractinia taxon details
Porites randalli Forsman & Birkeland, 2009
758221 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:758221)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Forsman, Z. H.; Birkeland, C. (2009). Porites randalli: a new coral species (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from American Samoa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2244: 51-59. [details]
Holotype BPBM SC 4161, geounit American Samoa...
Holotype BPBM SC 4161, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Porites randalli Forsman & Birkeland, 2009. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758221 on 2024-09-07
original description
Forsman, Z. H.; Birkeland, C. (2009). Porites randalli: a new coral species (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from American Samoa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2244: 51-59. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benzoni, F., Stefani, F. 2012. Porites fontanesii, a new species of hard coral (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from the southern Red Sea, the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the Gulf of Aden, and its phylogenetic relationships within the genus. Zootaxa 3447: 56–68.
page(s): 56 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benzoni, F., Stefani, F. 2012. Porites fontanesii, a new species of hard coral (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from the southern Red Sea, the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the Gulf of Aden, and its phylogenetic relationships within the genus. Zootaxa 3447: 56–68.
page(s): 56 [details]
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Holotype BPBM SC 4161, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype BPBM SC 4162, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype FLMNH Cnidaria 5429, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MTQ G62293, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1129921, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1129922, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]