Datasets

datasets have provided data to the Atlas of Living Australia for this family.

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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
MERULINIDAE Verrill, 1865
  • AFD
Published in:Huang, D., Benzoni, F., Fukami, H., Knowlton, N., Smith, N.D. & Budd, A.F. 2014, "Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia).", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 171, 277–355
Synonym Source
Pectiniidae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 synonym
  • AFD
Published in:Vaughan, T.W. & Wells, J.W. 1943, "Revision of the sub-orders, families and genera of the Scleractinia", Geological Society of America Special Papers, vol. 44, 1-363 p196
Trachyphylliidae Verrill, 1901 synonym
  • AFD
Published in:Verrill, A.E. 1901, "Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian Reef Corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals", Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. XI, 63-168 p84
Merulinidae Verrill, 1865 synonym
  • AFD
Published in:Verrill, A.E. 1865, "Classification of polyps: (Extract condensed from a synopsis of the polypi of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers, U.S.N.)", Proceedings of the Essex Institute Salem, vol. 4, 145-152

Unranked taxon assigned rank family by inference

Name Source
MERULINIDAE Verrill, 1865 accepted
  • AFD
Identifier Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1b4fac78-6e52-4871-98fd-0d88d227c2a1 Taxon LSID unknown
  • AFD
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1b4fac78-6e52-4871-98fd-0d88d227c2a1 Taxon unknown
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5a808641-ba36-4f47-b3fe-d03a66172c8b Scientific Name current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1b4fac78-6e52-4871-98fd-0d88d227c2a1 Taxon current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1b4fac78-6e52-4871-98fd-0d88d227c2a1 Taxon Concept current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/741fb79b-b399-493f-9ce5-6bd52441cc81 Taxon unknown
  • Identifiers from 2023 Taxonomy

Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CNIDARIA
class
ANTHOZOA
subclass
HEXACORALLIA
order
SCLERACTINIA
suborder
VACATINA
family
MERULINIDAE
genus
Astraeosmilia Ortmann, 1892 
genus
Astrea Lamarck, 1801 
genus
Australogyra Veron & Pichon, 1982 
genus
Caulastraea Dana, 1846 
genus
Coelastrea Verrill, 1866 
genus
Cyphastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 
genus
Dipsastraea de Blainville, 1830 
genus
Echinopora Lamarck, 1816 
genus
Favites Link, 1807 
genus
Goniastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 
genus
Hydnophora Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 
genus
Leptoria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 
genus
Merulina Ehrenberg, 1834 
genus
Mycedium Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 
genus
Oulophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 
genus
Paragoniastrea Huang, Benzoni & Budd, 2014 
genus
Paramontastraea Huang & Budd, 2014 
genus
Pectinia de Blainville, 1825 
genus
Platygyra Ehrenberg, 1834 
genus
Scapophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 
genus
Trachyphyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 

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