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Guyniidae Hickson, 1910

135077  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135077)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Guyniidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Guynia Duncan, 1873
  2. Genus Pyrophyllia Hickson, 1910 accepted as Guynia Duncan, 1873 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Hickson SJ. (1910). On a new octoradiate coral, Pyrophyllia inflata. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> 54 (3): 1-7. [details] 
Description Solitary, free-living or attached, and tubular. Walls are composed of epitheca with pores between septa. Septa are few, not...  
Description Solitary, free-living or attached, and tubular. Walls are composed of epitheca with pores between septa. Septa are few, not exsert, with smooth margins. Related family is Flabellidae. (Veron, 1986 <57>). [details]

Fossil range Upper Jurassic to Recent  
Fossil range Upper Jurassic to Recent [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Guyniidae Hickson, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135077 on 2024-11-23
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hoeksema, Bert
2010-09-18 13:29:38Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2010-09-25 21:30:46Z
changed
Cairns, Stephen
2021-05-13 08:26:10Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert

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original description Hickson SJ. (1910). On a new octoradiate coral, Pyrophyllia inflata. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> 54 (3): 1-7. [details] 

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

identification resource Cairns, S.D. (1989). A revision of the ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Philippine Islands and adjacent waters, Part 1: Fungiacyathidae, Micrabaciidae, Turbinoliinae, Guyniidae, and Flabellidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 486: 1-136. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Diagnosis Solitary. Septal calcification centers not separated; septal faces smooth. Epithecal wall with regularly distributed thecal depressions on inner side and corresponding pulverization spots on outer side. [details]

Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]

Description Solitary, free-living or attached, and tubular. Walls are composed of epitheca with pores between septa. Septa are few, not exsert, with smooth margins. Related family is Flabellidae. (Veron, 1986 <57>). [details]

Fossil range Upper Jurassic to Recent [details]
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