Scleractinia taxon details
Karatchastraea Cuif, 1976 †
1440136 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440136)
accepted
Genus
Karatchastraea karatchensis Cuif, 1976 † (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cuif JP. (1976). Recherches sur les Madréporaires du Trias. IV. Formescério-méandroïdes et thamnastérioïdes du Trias des Alpes at du Taurussud-anatolien. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (3) 381, Sciences de la Terre.</em> 53: 66-195. [details]
Description Description of morphology and microstructure with illustrations in Cuif 1976.
Description Description of morphology and microstructure with illustrations in Cuif 1976. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Karatchastraea Cuif, 1976 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440136 on 2024-09-06
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original description
Cuif JP. (1976). Recherches sur les Madréporaires du Trias. IV. Formescério-méandroïdes et thamnastérioïdes du Trias des Alpes at du Taurussud-anatolien. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (3) 381, Sciences de la Terre.</em> 53: 66-195. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
From editor or global species database
Comparison From astraeoid Palaeastraea Kuehn differs in septa with thick-trabecular microstructure and faces with menianes. [details]Description Description of morphology and microstructure with illustrations in Cuif 1976. [details]
Diagnosis Astraeoid. Radial elements costoseptal, built of thick trabeculae in divergent, asymmetrical system. Lateral septal faces with menianes with their edges directed upwards. Endotheca dissepimental. Axial structure and wall lacking. Increase intracalicular, asymmetrical division. [details]
Remark Only one species is known [details]