Scleractinia name details
Fungia (Lobactis) Verrill, 1864
716850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716850)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Subgenus
- Species Fungia (Lobactis) scutaria Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Lobactis scutaria (Lamarck, 1801) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lobactis Verrill, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [details] 
Note Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801
Type species Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Fungia (Lobactis) Verrill, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716850 on 2026-09-13
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(of Lobactis Verrill, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
additional source Gittenberger A, Reijnen BT, Hoeksema BW. (2011). A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80: 107-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08002002 [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1966). Evolutionary development in the scleractinian family Fungiidae. In: Rees WJ (ed.) The Cnidaria and their evolution. <em>Symposium of the Zoological Society of London Academic Press, London.</em> 16: 223–246, pl. 1. [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hoeksema BW. (1989). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden.</em> 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 [details]
additional source Gittenberger A, Reijnen BT, Hoeksema BW. (2011). A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80: 107-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-08002002 [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1966). Evolutionary development in the scleractinian family Fungiidae. In: Rees WJ (ed.) The Cnidaria and their evolution. <em>Symposium of the Zoological Society of London Academic Press, London.</em> 16: 223–246, pl. 1. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type species Fungia scutaria Lamarck, 1801 [details]
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym