Scleractinia taxon details

Dendracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †

Dendracis sp. showing base of broken branch
Dendracis sp. showing base of broken branch

1347720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1347720)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Acroporidae (Family)
  9. Dendracis † (Genus)
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  1. Species Dendracis cantabrigiensis Vaughan, 1899 †
  2. Species Dendracis conferta Felix, 1884 †
  3. Species Dendracis dissimilis (Michelin, 1846) †
  4. Species Dendracis distincta Osasco, 1902 †
  5. Species Dendracis gervillei (Defrance, 1823) †
  6. Species Dendracis lonsdalei Duncan, 1866 †
  7. Species Dendracis mammillosa Reuss, 1868 †
  8. Species Dendracis micrantha Felix, 1884 †
  9. Species Dendracis miocenica Michelotti, 1871 †
  10. Species Dendracis nodosa Reuss, 1868 †
  11. Species Dendracis seriata Reuss, 1868 †
  12. Species Dendracis cantabridgiensis Vaughan, 1899 † accepted as Dendracis cantabrigiensis Vaughan, 1899 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  13. Species Dendracis compressa Römer, 1863 † accepted as Stylaster compressus (Römer, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  14. Species Dendracis compressus Römer, 1863 † accepted as Stylaster compressus (Römer, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  15. Species Dendracis haidingeri Reuss, 1864 † accepted as Acropora haidingeri (Reuss, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  16. Species Dendracis multipora Römer, 1863 † accepted as Stylaster compressus (Römer, 1863) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  17. Species Dendracis pygmaea Römer, 1863 † accepted as Stylaster compressus (Römer, 1863) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  18. Species Dendracis tuberculosa Römer, 1863 † accepted as Stylaster compressus (Römer, 1863) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Milne Edwards, H., Haime, J. (1849). Mémoire sur les Polypiers appartenant aux groupes naturels des Zoanthaires perforés et des Zoanthaires tabulés. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 29: 257-263. [details] OpenAccess publication
Scleractinia (2025). Dendracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1347720 on 2026-10-16
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original description Milne Edwards, H., Haime, J. (1849). Mémoire sur les Polypiers appartenant aux groupes naturels des Zoanthaires perforés et des Zoanthaires tabulés. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 29: 257-263. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Milne Edwards H (1860) Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 3: 1-560. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Comparison Similar to Acropora except branching not axial and coenosteum solid, plus little variation in corallite shape. Similar to Anacropora except for solid coenosteum and presence of a theca in corallites [details]

Diagnosis Acroporidae which are ramose, branching without an axial corallite, septa up to 14, spinose, not exsert; corallites cylindrical, theca and coenosteum solid; columella and dissepiments absent. [details]

Remark Although Dendracis is present in fossil deposits throughout the reef-bearing regions, no living representatives have been found [details]
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