MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Cladocora caespitosa

AphiaID

135146 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135146)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Cladocora Ehrenberg, 1834

Original name

Madrepora caespitosa Linnaeus, 1767

Synonymised names

Caryophyllia caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Cladocora astraearia Sars, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cladocora caespitosa var. megastoma Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cladocora caespitosa var. microstoma Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cladocora cespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Cladocora cespitosa var. astraearia Sars, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cladocora cespitosa var. stellaria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cladocora cespitosa var. typica Pax & Müller, 1954 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cladocora stellaria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Hoplangia pallaryi Joubin, 1930 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora caespitosa Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

Matrepora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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Forma Cladocora caespitosa f. incrostante Rossi, 1957 accepted as Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cladocora caespitosa var. megastoma Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cladocora caespitosa var. microstoma Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cladocora caespitosa var. mulleri Abel, 1959 accepted as Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Madrepora caespitosa Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135146 on 2024-11-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2010-09-15 23:16:22Z

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Cairns, Stephen

2013-09-08 13:36:39Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2018-08-17 11:06:48Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-06-02 18:50:41Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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original description (of Madrepora caespitosa Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

original description (of Cladocora astraearia Sars, 1857) Sars M. (1857). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna, Reisebemaerkinger fra Italien. Nyt Magazin Naturvidenskaberne. 9(7):110–164, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54084062 [details]

original description (of Cladocora caespitosa var. megastoma Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]

original description (of Cladocora caespitosa var. microstoma Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]

original description (of Cladocora stellaria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 4. Monographie des Astréides (1). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 10: 209-320, pls. 5-9. [details]

original description (of Hoplangia pallaryi Joubin, 1930) Joubin ML. (1930). Note sur un coralliaire nouveau, Hoplangia pallaryi, de la Méditerranée. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Série 2. 2(4): 412-417. [details]

original description (of Cladocora cespitosa var. typica Pax & Müller, 1954) Pax, F.; Mueller, I. (1954). Die Korallentiere der Adria. Die Aquarien-und Terrarien-Zeitschrift, 7, 10-13
page(s): 230 [27] [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Gili, J.M., 1982. Fauna de cnidaris de les illes Medes. Treballs Inst. Cat. Hist. nat. 10 : 1-175.
page(s): 128 fig. 61 C,D, 130, 131fig. 62 B, C, 132, 134 fig. 63 H, I [details]

additional source Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]

additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46.
page(s): 21 [details]

additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. [details]

additional source Sartoretto S, Harmelin J-G, Bachet F, Bejaoui N, Lebrun O, Zibrowius H. (2008). The alien coral Oculina patagonica De Angelis (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in Algeria and Tunisia. Aquatic Invasions. 3 (2): 173-180., available online at http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2008/AI_2008_3_2_Sartoretto_etal.pdf
page(s): 177 [details]

additional source Seguenza, G. (1863-1864). Disquisizioni paleontologiche intorno ai corallarii fossili delle rocce Terziarie del distretto di Messina. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, Serie II. 21: 399-458, ples 1-5 [1863], 459-560, pls. 6-15 [1864]., available online at http://archive.org/details/mobot32044093290419 [details]

additional source Döderlein L. (1913). Die Steinkorallen aus dem Golf von Neapel. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 21: 105-152, pls. 7-9. [details]

additional source Jourdan, E. (1880). Recherches zoologiques et histologiques sur les Zoanthaires du golfe de Marseille. Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie. 10(1): 1-154.
page(s): 20, 46, 118 [details]

additional source Kružić P. (2002). Marine fauna of the Mljet National Park (Adriatic Sea, Croatia). 1. Anthozoa. Natura Croatica. 11: 265-292. [details]

additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume III: Families Mussidae, Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae, Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 3, pp. 490.
page(s): 88-89 [details]

additional source Álvarez-Pérez, G.; Busquets, P.; De Mol, B.; Sandoval, N. G.; Canals, M.; Casamor, J. L. (2005). Deep-water coral occurrences in the Strait of Gibraltar. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 207-221
page(s): 213, 215 [details]

additional source Zibrowius, H.; Grieshaber, A. (1977). Scléractinaires de l'Adriatique. Tethys, 7, 4, 375-384
page(s): 375, 376-377, 379, 380, 382, 383 [details]

additional source Zibrowius, H.; Saldanha, L. (1976). Sclératiniaires récoltés en plongée au Portugal et dans les archipels de Madère et des Açores. Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciencias Naturais, 16, 91-114
page(s): 92, 99-100, 106, 107 [details]

additional source Bitar, G.; Zibrowius, H. (1997). Scleractinian corals from Lebanon, Eastern Mediterranean, including a non-lessepsian invading species (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Scientia Marina, 61(2): 227-231
page(s): 227, 229 [details]

additional source Rodolfo-Metalpa, R.; Richard, C.; Allemand, D.; Bianchi, C. N.; Morri, C.; Ferrier-Pagès, C. (2006). Response of zooxanthellae in symbiosis with the Mediterranean corals Cladocora caespitosa and Oculina patagonica to elevated temperatures. Marine Biology, 150, 45-55
page(s): 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 [details]

additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 45, 46, 63, 89, 111, Abb. 10-12 [details]

additional source Kersting, D.; Cefalì, M.; Movilla, J.; Vergotti, M.; Linares, C. (2023). The endangered coral Cladocora caespitosa in the Menorca Biosphere Reserve: Distribution, demographic traits and threats. Ocean & Coastal Management. 240: 106626., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106626 [details]

additional source Cairns, S. D. (1991). A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 504; 44 pp.
page(s): 6 [details] Available for editors

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redescription Zibrowius H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco. 11: 1-284, pls. 1-117. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Nontype NMSR 9030, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMSR 9031, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMSR 9032, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMSR 9033, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype NMSR 9034, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

From editor or global species database

Biology zooxanthellate [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
Catalan	madrèpora mediterrània	[details]
English	pillow corallawn coralcladocoraCaespitose tube coral	[details]
French	cladocore	[details]
German	Rasige RöhrchenkoralleRasenkoralle	[details]
Italian	madrepora pagnottamadrepora a cuscinocespuglio di mare	[details]
Russian	древовидный коралл	[details]
Slovenian	kamena korala	[details]
Spanish	madrépora mediterránea	[details]
Turkish	mercan	[details]