Madracis

Madracis is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Pocilloporidae.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Madracis
Madracis decactis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Madracis
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Axhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Axohelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
  • Pentalophora Saville Kent, 1871
  • Reussia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

Description

Madracis contains deep water azooxanthellate colonial species. They have a diverse array of growth forms, including fragile branching, dense ramose coralla, massive columnar, nodular and encrusting forms.[3]

Species

The following species are recognised:[1]

  • Madracis asanoi Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
  • Madracis asperula Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007
  • Madracis brueggemanni (Ridley, 1881)
  • Madracis carmabi Vermeij, Diekmann & Bak, 2003
  • † Madracis crescentensis Durham, 1942
  • Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859)
  • † Madracis densa Budd, 1992
  • † Madracis dodecachora Squires, 1958
  • † Madracis duncani Wells, 1945
  • Madracis formosa Wells, 1973
  • Madracis fragilis Neves & Johnsson, 2009
  • † Madracis ganei Vaughan, 1900
  • † Madracis gregorioi Vaughan, 1900
  • Madracis hellana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  • † Madracis herrecki Wells, 1934
  • Madracis interjecta Marenzeller, 1907
  • † Madracis johnsoni Vaughan, 1900
  • † Madracis johnwellsi Frost & Langenheim, 1974
  • Madracis kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907
  • Madracis kirbyi Veron & Pichon, 1976
  • Madracis myriaster (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)
  • Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868)
  • Madracis profunda Zibrowius, 1980
  • † Madracis senaria Wells, 1973
  • † Madracis stewarti Durham, 1942
  • † Madracis vaughani Wells, 1941

References
  1. "Madracis". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. "Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. Neves, Elizabeth & Johnsson, R.. (2009). Taxonomic revision of the southwestern Atlantic Madracis and the description of Madracis fragilis n. sp. (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae), a new coral species from Brazil. Scientia Marina. 73. 739-746. 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4739.


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