Fungia seychellensis
Hoeksema
1993 (Hard Coral)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Australian Institute of Marine Science
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Fungiidae |
Image copyrights: Australian Institute of Marine Science
Description
Max. size: 15 cm in diameter.
Colour: Pale brown.
Polyps are circular to elongate and up to 150 millimetres long. Mouths may occur outside the axial furrow. Septa are fine, densely packed and usually sinuous. Tentacular lobes are inconspicuous or absent.
Similar species: Fungia scutaria, which has distinct tentacular lobes and coarser septa.
Max. size: 15 cm in diameter.
Colour: Pale brown.
Polyps are circular to elongate and up to 150 millimetres long. Mouths may occur outside the axial furrow. Septa are fine, densely packed and usually sinuous. Tentacular lobes are inconspicuous or absent.
Similar species: Fungia scutaria, which has distinct tentacular lobes and coarser septa.
Synonym (s)
• Fungia (Pleuractis) seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993
• Fungia seychellensis Veron, 2000
• Fungia seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993
(Senior synonym)
• Fungia (Pleuractis) seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993
• Fungia seychellensis Veron, 2000
• Fungia seychellensis Hoeksema, 1993
(Senior synonym)
Common Name (s)
• Mushroom Coral (English)
• Mushroom Coral (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Threats: Natural threats, Anthropogenic
(Protected under Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972)
Threats: Natural threats, Anthropogenic
(Protected under Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972)
Ecology
Habitat: Reef Associated
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: Reef Associated
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Biogeography
• Lakshadweep, Bitra Island INDIA (Record: 2009)
• Lakshadweep, Bitra Island INDIA (Record: 2009)
Literature Source(s)
- Jeyabaskaran, R (2009) New records of corals from Lakshadweep Islands Records of Zoological Survey of India ZSI 109 (Part-1) 53-64 Available at - ZSI
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Sealifebase Available at - http://www.sealifebase.org/
- AIMS Data Centre Available at - http://data.aims.gov.au/
- (2003) IUCN Red list of threatened species Available at - http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972
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