Word list of Scleractinia - Polymorphastraea Koby, 1907 †

Scleractinia taxon details

Polymorphastraea Koby, 1907 †

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis, Koby's figured specimen fig. 13

AphiaID

1440114 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440114)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby, 1906 †

Parent

Cladophylliidae Morycowa & Roniewicz, 1991 †

Original name

Polymorphastraea Koby, 1907 †

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Species Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby, 1906 †
Species Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby, 1907 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Corallum simple to colonial with few corallites (up to 5). The most advanced developmental stage is dendroid with short...

Description Corallum simple to colonial with few corallites (up to 5). The most advanced developmental stage is dendroid with short diverging branches. Intracalicular axial increase. No corallite in the initial growth axis of the colony. Radial elements are compact septa s.s. Septa thin, not very unequal in thickness, slightly tortuous. Septa anastomose each others in the center of the mother corallite and become the walls of the daughter corallites. Abundant endotheca made of large dissepiments convex upward and inward and sloping down to the center. The wall is thick in the proximal part and located at the periphery. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Polymorphastraea Koby, 1907 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440114 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

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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

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Remark The shape of septa and the septal budding suggest a placement in the Cladophyllidae.One nominal species cited [details]

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Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis, Koby's figured specimen fig. 13

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.1

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Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.7

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis, Koby's figured specimen fig. 9

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis, Koby's figured specimen fig. 10

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.11

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis, Koby's figured specimen fig. 12

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.13

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.14

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.1

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Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.4

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.5

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.7

Lectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.8

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.9

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.10

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.11

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.12

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.13

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis Koby's figured specimen Fig.14

Paralectotype of Polymorphastraea variabilis type species of the genus

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