Description See Stefani et al. (2008), Benzoni et al. (2010)
Description See Stefani et al. (2008), Benzoni et al. (2010) [details]
Taxonomy Recently classified with Psammocoridae (Stefani et al., 2008; Benzoni et al. 2010)
Taxonomy Recently classified with Psammocoridae (Stefani et al., 2008; Benzoni et al. 2010) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Psammocora Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204148 on 2025-07-17
original description(ofStephanaria Verrill, 1867)Verrill, A. E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the museum of Yale College with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 2. Notes on the echinoderms of Panama and the west coast of America, with descriptions of a new genus. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2): 251-322., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13465264#page/261/mode/1up[details]
original description(ofPlesioseris Duncan, 1884)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]
basis of recordBenzoni, F., Stefani, F., Stolarski, J., Pichon, M., Mitta, G., Galli, P. 2007. Debating phylogenetic relationships of the scleractinian Psammocora: molecular and morphological evidences. Contributions to Zoology 76: 35-54., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-07601004[details] Available for editors [request]
Other
additional sourceBenzoni, F., Stefani, F., Pichon, M., Galli, P. 2010. The name game: morpho-molecular species boundaries in the genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 421-456., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00622.x[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceStefani, F.; Benzoni, F.; Pichon, M.; Mitta, G.; Galli, P. (2008). Genetic and morphometric evidence for unresolved species boundaries in the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria; Scleractinia). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 596: 153-172.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceDurham JW. (1947). Corals from the Gulf of California and the north Pacific Coast of America. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Society of America.</em> 20: 1-68. page(s): 5 [details]
additional sourceStefani F, Benzoni F, Pichon M, Cancelliere C, Galli P. (2008). A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 37(1): 71-91.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceYabe H, Sugiyama T, Eguchi M. (1936). Recent reef-building corals from Japan and the South Sea Islands under the Japanese mandate. I. <em>The Science reports of the Tôhoku Imperial University, Sendai, 2nd Series (Geologie).</em> Special Volume 1: 1-66, pls. 1-59. page(s): Pl. XLV Fig. 9 [details]
additional sourceYabe H, Sugiyama T. (1935). Revised list of the reef-corals from the Japanese seas and of the fossil reef corals of the raised reefs and the Ryukyu limestone of Japan. <em>Journal of the Geological Society of Japan.</em> 42: 379-403. page(s): 397 [details]
additional sourceVeron JEN, Pichon M. (1976). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astroceoniidae, Pocilloporidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 1: 1-86.[details]
additional sourceDana, J.D. (1846-1847). On Zoophytes. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 2(4): 64-69; 2(5): 187-202; 3(7): 1-24; 3(8): 160-163; 3(9): 337-347. New-Haven., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28135503 page(s): 344-345 [details]
additional sourceRandall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137. page(s): 130 [details]
additional sourceBassett-Smith, P.W. (1890). Report on the corals from Tizard and Macclesfield Banks, China Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History,.</em> 6(35): 353-374, 443-458, pls. 12-14., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694050 page(s): 359, 448 [details]
additional sourceDuncan 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]
additional sourceVeron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. <em>Records Western Australian Museum Supplement.</em> 29: 1-136., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555 page(s): 33, 74 [details]
additional sourceVerrill, A. E. (1868-1870). Review of the corals and polyps of the west coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1, 6, 377-558. page(s): 501 [details]
additional sourceSmith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295. page(s): 294 [details]
additional sourceAmaral, F. D.; Ramos, C. A. C.; Leão, Z. M. A. N.; Kikuchi, R. K. P.; Lima, K. K. M.; Longo, L.; Cordeiro, R. T. S.; Lira, S. M. A.; Vasconcelos, S. L. (2009). Checklist and morphometry of benthic cnidarians from the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 50, 277-290 page(s): 287 [details]
additional sourceDunn, D. F. (1982). Cnidaria. McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York and other cities., volume 1, pp. 669-706 page(s): 701 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype BMNH, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 6-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype WAM 753-86, geounit Ashmore-Cartier Is. [details]
From editor or global species database
Description See Stefani et al. (2008), Benzoni et al. (2010) [details] Taxonomy Recently classified with Psammocoridae (Stefani et al., 2008; Benzoni et al. 2010) [details]