WoRMS taxon details
Scleractinia
Madreporaria · unaccepted (synonymy)
Family Acroporidae Verrill, 1901
Family Agariciidae Gray, 1847
Family Anthemiphylliidae Vaughan, 1907
Family Astrangiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Astrocoeniidae Koby, 1890
Family Caryophylliidae Dana, 1846
Family Cladocoridae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Coscinaraeidae Benzoni, Arrigoni, Stefani & Stolarski, 2012
Family Deltocyathidae Kitahara, Cairns, Stolarski & Miller, 2012
Family Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847
Family Diploastraeidae Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Family Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Flabellidae Bourne, 1905
Family Fungiacyathidae Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Family Fungiidae Dana, 1846
Family Gardineriidae Stolarski, 1996
Family Guyniidae Hickson, 1910
Family Leptastreidae Rowlett, 2020
Family Lobophylliidae Dai & Horng, 2009
Family Meandrinidae Gray, 1847
Family Merulinidae Verrill, 1865
Family Merulinidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Micrabaciidae Vaughan, 1905
Family Montastraeidae Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941
Family Oculinidae Gray, 1847
Family Oulastreidae Vaughan, 1919
Family Plerogyridae Rowlett, 2020
Family Plesiastreidae Dai & Horng, 2009
Family Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840
Family Poritidae Gray, 1840
Family Psammocoridae Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Family Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851
Family Schizocyathidae Stolarski, 2000
Family Stenocyathidae Stolarski, 2000
Family Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
Family Agariciadae Gray, 1847 accepted as Agariciidae Gray, 1847 (wrong spelling)
Family Anthemiphyllidae Vaughan, 1907 accepted as Anthemiphylliidae Vaughan, 1907 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Family Astraeidae Dana, 1846 accepted as Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy)
Family Astrangidae Verrill, 1870 accepted as Astrangiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Family Caryophylliadae Gray, 1847 accepted as Caryophylliidae Dana, 1846 (synonymy, wrong spelling)
Family Dendrogyridae Alloiteau, 1952 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Dendrophyllidae Gray, 1847 accepted as Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 (wrong spelling)
Family Diplocteniopsidae Zlatarski, 1968 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Echinoporidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Euheliidae de Fromentel, 1861 accepted as Stylinidae d'Orbigny, 1851 † (synonymy)
Family Euphyllidae Veron, 2000 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy)
Family Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy, homonymy)
Family Euphylliidae Veron, 2002 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy, homonymy)
Family Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Eusmiliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Eusmillidae Verrill, 1866 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonym)
Family Faviidae Gregory, 1900 accepted as Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, homonymy)
Family Favitidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Lobophylliidae Fukami, Budd & Knowlton, 2012 accepted as Lobophylliidae Dai & Horng, 2009 (synonymy)
Family Madreporidae Gray, 1847 accepted as Oculinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Madreporidae Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
Family Maeandrinidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Meandrinidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Family Mussidae Ortmann, 1890 accepted as Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy)
Family Orbicellidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Pectiniidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Seriatoporidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840 (Synonymy)
Family Siderastraeidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851 (synonymy)
Family Siderastreidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851 (synonymy)
Family Stylophoridae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840 (Synonymy)
Family Stylophoridae Verrill, 1866 accepted as Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Family Trachyphyllidae Wells, 1956 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy, homonymy)
Family Trachyphylliidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Turbinolidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (wrong spelling)
Family Scleractinia incertae sedis (temporary name)
Family Astrangiidae Verrill, 1869 (uncertain > unassessed)
Family Cladocoridae de Fromentel, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Family Echinoporidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Suborder Refertina (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Suborder Vacatina (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Family Agariciidae Gray, 1847
Family Anthemiphylliidae Vaughan, 1907
Family Astrangiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Astrocoeniidae Koby, 1890
Family Caryophylliidae Dana, 1846
Family Cladocoridae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Coscinaraeidae Benzoni, Arrigoni, Stefani & Stolarski, 2012
Family Deltocyathidae Kitahara, Cairns, Stolarski & Miller, 2012
Family Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847
Family Diploastraeidae Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Family Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Flabellidae Bourne, 1905
Family Fungiacyathidae Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Family Fungiidae Dana, 1846
Family Gardineriidae Stolarski, 1996
Family Guyniidae Hickson, 1910
Family Leptastreidae Rowlett, 2020
Family Lobophylliidae Dai & Horng, 2009
Family Meandrinidae Gray, 1847
Family Merulinidae Verrill, 1865
Family Merulinidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Family Micrabaciidae Vaughan, 1905
Family Montastraeidae Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941
Family Oculinidae Gray, 1847
Family Oulastreidae Vaughan, 1919
Family Plerogyridae Rowlett, 2020
Family Plesiastreidae Dai & Horng, 2009
Family Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840
Family Poritidae Gray, 1840
Family Psammocoridae Chevalier & Beauvais, 1987
Family Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851
Family Schizocyathidae Stolarski, 2000
Family Stenocyathidae Stolarski, 2000
Family Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
Family Agariciadae Gray, 1847 accepted as Agariciidae Gray, 1847 (wrong spelling)
Family Anthemiphyllidae Vaughan, 1907 accepted as Anthemiphylliidae Vaughan, 1907 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Family Astraeidae Dana, 1846 accepted as Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy)
Family Astrangidae Verrill, 1870 accepted as Astrangiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Family Caryophylliadae Gray, 1847 accepted as Caryophylliidae Dana, 1846 (synonymy, wrong spelling)
Family Dendrogyridae Alloiteau, 1952 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Dendrophyllidae Gray, 1847 accepted as Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 (wrong spelling)
Family Diplocteniopsidae Zlatarski, 1968 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Echinoporidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Euheliidae de Fromentel, 1861 accepted as Stylinidae d'Orbigny, 1851 † (synonymy)
Family Euphyllidae Veron, 2000 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy)
Family Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy, homonymy)
Family Euphylliidae Veron, 2002 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy, homonymy)
Family Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Eusmiliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Eusmillidae Verrill, 1866 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonym)
Family Faviidae Gregory, 1900 accepted as Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, homonymy)
Family Favitidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Lobophylliidae Fukami, Budd & Knowlton, 2012 accepted as Lobophylliidae Dai & Horng, 2009 (synonymy)
Family Madreporidae Gray, 1847 accepted as Oculinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Madreporidae Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
Family Maeandrinidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (synonymy)
Family Meandrinidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Meandrinidae Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Family Mussidae Ortmann, 1890 accepted as Faviidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (synonymy)
Family Orbicellidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Pectiniidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Seriatoporidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840 (Synonymy)
Family Siderastraeidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851 (synonymy)
Family Siderastreidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 accepted as Rhizangiidae d'Orbigny, 1851 (synonymy)
Family Stylophoridae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840 (Synonymy)
Family Stylophoridae Verrill, 1866 accepted as Pocilloporidae Gray, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Family Trachyphyllidae Wells, 1956 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy, homonymy)
Family Trachyphylliidae Verrill, 1901 accepted as Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 (synonymy)
Family Turbinolidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Turbinoliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (wrong spelling)
Family Scleractinia incertae sedis (temporary name)
Family Astrangiidae Verrill, 1869 (uncertain > unassessed)
Family Cladocoridae de Fromentel, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Family Echinoporidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Suborder Refertina (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Suborder Vacatina (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Bourne G.C. (1900). Chap. 6. The Anthozoa. In: Lankester E.R. (ed), A Treatise on Zoology. Part II. The Porifera and Coelenterata. London, Adam & Charles Black. Pp. 1-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21119831 [details]
WoRMS (2022). Scleractinia. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1363 on 2022-05-27
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original description
Bourne G.C. (1900). Chap. 6. The Anthozoa. In: Lankester E.R. (ed), A Treatise on Zoology. Part II. The Porifera and Coelenterata. London, Adam & Charles Black. Pp. 1-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21119831 [details]
original description (of Madreporaria) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
basis of record Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363. [details]
additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie.</em> 11: 233–312. [details]
additional source Chevalier, J.P., Beauvais, L. (1987). Ordre des Scleractiniaires in: Cnidaires, anthozoaires. <em>Traite de Zoologie.</em> Tome III, Fascicule 3: 403-764. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1956). Scleractinia. In: Moore RC (ed) Treatise on invertebrate paleontology F. Coelenterata. <em>Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.</em> pp. F328–F440. [details]
original description (of Madreporaria) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
basis of record Vaughan TW, Wells JW. (1943). Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. <em>Special Papers of the Geological Society of America.</em> 44: 1-363. [details]
additional source Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie.</em> 11: 233–312. [details]
additional source Chevalier, J.P., Beauvais, L. (1987). Ordre des Scleractiniaires in: Cnidaires, anthozoaires. <em>Traite de Zoologie.</em> Tome III, Fascicule 3: 403-764. [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1956). Scleractinia. In: Moore RC (ed) Treatise on invertebrate paleontology F. Coelenterata. <em>Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.</em> pp. F328–F440. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | steenkoralen | [details] |
| English | true coralsstony coralsscleractiniansmadreporarian coralshard corals | [details] |
| German | SteinkorallenRiffkorallen | [details] |
| Italian | sclerattinia | [details] |
| Japanese | イシサンゴ目 | [details] |
| Lithuanian | akmeniniai koralai | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σκληρακτίνια | [details] |
| Norwegian | steinkoraller | [details] |
| Polish | korale rafowe | [details] |
| Russian | жесткие (мадрепоровые) кораллы | [details] |
| Slovenian | kamene korale | [details] |
| Turkish | mercanlar | [details] |
| Ukrainian | СклерактініїСклерактинії | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Madreporaria)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093887)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Madreporaria)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093887)
To ITIS
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