Pectiniidae

Pectinia paeonia, copyright Damien Brouste.

Belongs within: Scleractinia.

The Pectiniidae are hermatypic corals that usually have thick, fleshy, colourful polyps with long, thin tentacles.

<==PectiniidaeM09
    |--Oxypora Saville-Kent 1871V90
    |    |--O. glabra Nemenzo 1959M09
    |    `--O. lacera (Verrill 1864)M09
    |--MycediumM09
    |    |--M. elephantotus (Pallas 1766)M09
    |    |--M. mancaoi Nemenzo 1979M09
    |    `--M. robokaki Moll & Borel-Best 1984RSM14
    |--EchinophylliaM09
    |    |--E. aspera (Ellis & Solander 1788)M09
    |    |--E. echinata (Saville-Kent 1871)M09
    |    |--E. echinoporoides Veron & Pichon 1980M09
    |    `--E. orpheensis Veron & Pichon 1980M09
    `--PectiniaM09
         |--P. alcicornis (Saville-Kent 1871)M09
         |--P. lactuca (Pallas 1766)M09
         |--P. paeonia (Dana 1846)M09
         |--P. pseudomeandrites d’Archiardi 1867NS93
         `--P. teres Nemenzo & Montecillo 1981M09

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[M09] McKinney, D. 2009. A survey of the scleractinian corals at Mermaid, Scott, and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 77: 105–143.

[NS93] Nudds, J. R., & J. J. Sepkoski Jr. 1993. Coelenterata. In: Benton, M. J. (ed.) The Fossil Record 2 pp. 101–124. Chapman & Hall: London.

[RSM14] Richards, Z. T., A. Sampey & L. Marsh. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: scleractinian corals. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 84: 111–132.

[V90] Veron, J. E. N. 1990. Re-examination of the reef corals of Cocos (Keeling) Atoll. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (4): 553–581.

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *