WoRMS name details
Tubastrea micrantha (Ehrenberg, 1834)
207503 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207503)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Species
Tubastrea Lesson, 1830 accepted as Tubastraea Lesson, 1830
marine, 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]
Description This species is a tall branching form, commonly up to 1.5 metres tall in Indian Ocean reef slopes, though rarely this tall...
Description This species is a tall branching form, commonly up to 1.5 metres tall in Indian Ocean reef slopes, though rarely this tall in the Red Sea. It is black or very dark green, a dark green colouration being left on fingers after touching the colony. Its habitat is generally the deeper reef slope, where it prefers clear water. (This is not the precious black coral. It is brittle and quite unsuitable for polishing!) (Sheppard, 1998 <308>)
Corallites cup-like "turrets" borne on stout branches forming a tree-like structure. Colonies are azooxanthellate and grow up to 1 m in height. Colour: dark bottle green with brown undertones. Habitat: locally common on deeper reefs subjected to strong currents. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
Corallites cup-like "turrets" borne on stout branches forming a tree-like structure. Colonies are azooxanthellate and grow up to 1 m in height. Colour: dark bottle green with brown undertones. Habitat: locally common on deeper reefs subjected to strong currents. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Tubastrea micrantha (Ehrenberg, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207503 on 2024-04-23
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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]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Wells JW (1964) Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2: 107-121, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 108 [details]
additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 64, 96, 105, 112 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Wells JW (1964) Ahermatypic corals from Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2: 107-121, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 108 [details]
additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 64, 96, 105, 112 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype NMSR 8656, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 8657, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 8658, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR I/436/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR I/440/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR I/449/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR I/495/E3 [details]
From other sources
Description This species is a tall branching form, commonly up to 1.5 metres tall in Indian Ocean reef slopes, though rarely this tall in the Red Sea. It is black or very dark green, a dark green colouration being left on fingers after touching the colony. Its habitat is generally the deeper reef slope, where it prefers clear water. (This is not the precious black coral. It is brittle and quite unsuitable for polishing!) (Sheppard, 1998 <308>)Corallites cup-like "turrets" borne on stout branches forming a tree-like structure. Colonies are azooxanthellate and grow up to 1 m in height. Colour: dark bottle green with brown undertones. Habitat: locally common on deeper reefs subjected to strong currents. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
Spelling T. micracanthus in Schleyer 1995 <440>. [details]
