Scleractinia taxon details
Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
287976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287976)
accepted
Species
Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) Hodgson G, Ross MA. (1982). Unreported scleractinian corals from the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila, 1981.</em> 2: 171-175. [details]
Holotype (of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982)...
Holotype (of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) MSI 538 [details]
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Echinophyllia patula (Hodgson & Ross, 1982). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287976 on 2026-01-28
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(of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) Hodgson G, Ross MA. (1982). Unreported scleractinian corals from the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila, 1981.</em> 2: 171-175. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209.
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors
additional source Arrigoni R, Berumen ML, Chen CA, Terraneo TI, Baird AH, Payri C, Benzoni F. (2016). Species delimitation in the reef coral genera Echinophyllia and Oxypora (Scleractinia, Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 105: 146-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.023 [details]
additional source Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume II: Families Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae, Euphyllidae, Oculinidae, Meandrinidae, Siderastreidae, Agariciidae, Fungiidae, Rhizangiidae, Pectiniidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Caryophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 2, pp. 429.
page(s): 326-327 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 36 [details]
new combination reference Veron JEN, Hodgson G. (1989). Annotated checklist of the hermatypic corals of the Philippines. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 43: 234-287., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1219 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209.
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors
additional source Arrigoni R, Berumen ML, Chen CA, Terraneo TI, Baird AH, Payri C, Benzoni F. (2016). Species delimitation in the reef coral genera Echinophyllia and Oxypora (Scleractinia, Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 105: 146-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.023 [details]
additional source Huang D, Arrigoni R, Benzoni F, Fukami H, Knowlton N, Smith ND, Stolarski J, Chou LM, Budd AF. (2016). Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Lobophylliidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 178(3): 436-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12391 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume II: Families Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae, Euphyllidae, Oculinidae, Meandrinidae, Siderastreidae, Agariciidae, Fungiidae, Rhizangiidae, Pectiniidae, Merulinidae, Dendrophylliidae, Caryophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 2, pp. 429.
page(s): 326-327 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 36 [details]
new combination reference Veron JEN, Hodgson G. (1989). Annotated checklist of the hermatypic corals of the Philippines. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 43: 234-287., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1219 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982) MSI 538 [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flat lettuce coral | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinophyllia patula)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinophyllia patula)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Physophyllia patula Hodgson & Ross, 1982)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS