Coscinaraea
Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
Type Species
Madrepora monile Forskål, 1775, p. 133; Unknown Forskål, 1775: 133
Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Red Sea
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, attached, encrusting, massive or submassive. Corallites cerioid, forming monocentric to polycentric series, wall synapticulothecal, perforate. Septa perforate, joined by synapticulae, fusing towards the fossa. Septal margin ornamentation composed of paddle-shaped granules perpendicular to the septal plane. Septa sides granular. Columella developed, formed by multiple processes. Costae on the colony wall unequal to sub-equal.
Distribution
- Indian Ocean; Recent
- Western Pacific; Recent
- Central Pacific; Recent
This page has been in preparation since 17-Mar-2009 14:46
This version was contributed by Francesca Benzoni on 04-Nov-2012 20:04.
Page authors are: Francesca Benzoni. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Ann Budd
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