Scleractinia taxon details
Mesomorpha Pratz, 1882 †
1347712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1347712)
accepted
Genus
Porites mammilata Reuss, 1854 † accepted as Mesomorpha mammilata (Reuss, 1854) † (type by subsequent designation)
Ahrdorffia Trauth, 1911 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Mesomorpha alveolaris Oppenheim, 1930 †
- Species Mesomorpha apennina Prever, 1821 †
- Species Mesomorpha bussoni L. Beauvais, 1966 †
- Species Mesomorpha elegans Prever, 1821 †
- Species Mesomorpha excavata (d'Orbigny, 1850) †
- Species Mesomorpha mammilata (Reuss, 1854) †
- Species Mesomorpha minima Löser, 1989 †
- Species Mesomorpha newpassensis Roniewicz & Stanley, 1998 †
- Species Mesomorpha ornata Morycowa, 1971 †
- Species Mesomorpha pseudomammosa L. Beauvais, 1972 †
- Species Mesomorpha punctata (de Fromentel, 1857) †
- Species Mesomorpha simionescui Roniewicz, 1976 †
- Species Mesomorpha catadupensis Vaughan, 1899 † accepted as Cyathoseris catadupensis (Vaughan, 1899) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Mesomorpha columnaris Oppenheim, 1901 † accepted as Siderofungia columnaris (Oppenheim, 1901) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Mesomorpha duncani Vaughan, 1900 † accepted as Siderofungia duncani (Vaughan, 1900) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Mesomorpha schweinfurthi Pratz, 1883 † accepted as Siderofungia schweinfurthi (Pratz, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Pratz, E. (1882). Über die verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen einiger Korallengattungen mit hauptsächlicher Berücksichtigung ihrer Septalstructur. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 29: 81-124, pl. 14. [details]
Status The genus Mesomorpha Pratz, 1882-1883, p. 114, represents a junior homonym of the genus Mesomorpha Hodgson, 1841 (bird)....
Status The genus Mesomorpha Pratz, 1882-1883, p. 114, represents a junior homonym of the genus Mesomorpha Hodgson, 1841 (bird). Because Ahrdoffia Trauth, 1911, is con-generic with Pratz's genus, it is used as the replacement taxon. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Mesomorpha Pratz, 1882 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1347712 on 2026-04-06
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Pratz, E. (1882). Über die verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen einiger Korallengattungen mit hauptsächlicher Berücksichtigung ihrer Septalstructur. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 29: 81-124, pl. 14. [details]
original description (of Ahrdorffia Trauth, 1911 †) Trauth F. (1911). Die oberkretazische Korallenfauna von Klogsdorf in Mähren. <em>Zeitschrift des Mährischen Landesmuseums.</em> 11: 85-184, pls. 1-4. [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]
additional source Oppenheim P. (1930). Die Anthozoen der Gosauschichten in der Ostalpen. <em>Oppenheim, Berlin-Lichterfelde.</em> i-xviii, 1-576. [details]
additional source Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details]
additional source Roniewicz, E. (1976). Les scleractiniaires du Jurassique Superieur de la Dobrogea Centrale, Roumanie. Palaeontologia Polonica, 34: 17-121. [details]
original description (of Ahrdorffia Trauth, 1911 †) Trauth F. (1911). Die oberkretazische Korallenfauna von Klogsdorf in Mähren. <em>Zeitschrift des Mährischen Landesmuseums.</em> 11: 85-184, pls. 1-4. [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]
additional source Oppenheim P. (1930). Die Anthozoen der Gosauschichten in der Ostalpen. <em>Oppenheim, Berlin-Lichterfelde.</em> i-xviii, 1-576. [details]
additional source Alloiteau J. (1957). Contribution à la systématique des Madréporaires fossiles. <em>Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.</em> pp 462. [details]
additional source Roniewicz, E. (1976). Les scleractiniaires du Jurassique Superieur de la Dobrogea Centrale, Roumanie. Palaeontologia Polonica, 34: 17-121. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Colony massive, subthamnasterioid. Buddling intracalicular. Septa compact, subconfluent or confluent. Distal margin of septa ornamented with delicate denticles. Lateral surface of septa with spiniform granulae. Synapticulae abundant. Columella styliform. Endothecal dissepiments abundant. No wall between the calices. Septa composed of simple trabeculae. [details]Remark Loser (2013, p, 18) stated that the type material of the type species of Mesomorpha Pratz was lost. This statement, however, is incorrect as there is type material in the Reuss collection housed at the Geological Survey Vienna (GBA), Austria (verification of material data by Irene Zorn, GBA, in 2009 and 2013). [details]
Status The genus Mesomorpha Pratz, 1882-1883, p. 114, represents a junior homonym of the genus Mesomorpha Hodgson, 1841 (bird). Because Ahrdoffia Trauth, 1911, is con-generic with Pratz's genus, it is used as the replacement taxon. [details]
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