Scleractinia taxon details
Microsolenastraea Turnšek, 1981 †
1439759 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439759)
accepted
Genus
Microsolenastraea balcanica Turnšek in Turnšek & Mihajlovic, 1981 † (type by original designation)
- Species Microsolenastraea balcanica Turnšek in Turnšek & Mihajlovic, 1981 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Microsolenastraea Turnšek, 1981 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439759 on 2026-06-14
Date
action
by
basis of record
Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Colonial, massive, thamnasterioid-submeandroid. Gemmation intracalicinal. Septa confluent, arranged in pairs, strongly perforated, connected by numerous synapticulae, laterally ornamented by thorn-like granulae, pennulae and menianes. Calicular pit well developed with dense parietal columella. Endothecal dissepiments vesicular and blistered, giving the skeleton a vermiculate appearance. No wall between the corallites. [details]