Genus Psammocora Dana, 1846

Museums

Regional Maps

• Psammocora Dana, J.D. 1846. Zoophytes. United States exploring expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. New York : Greenwood Press Vol. 7 pp. i-vi + 740.

  Type species:

   Pavonia obtusangula Lamarck, 1816 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

• Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Pichon, M. & Galli, P. 2010. The name game: morpho‐molecular species boundaries in the genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 421–456 [22]

Introduction

The genus Psammocora was previously part of Family Siderastreidae.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

General References

Benzoni, F., Stefani, F., Pichon, M. & Galli, P. 2010. The name game: morpho‐molecular species boundaries in the genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 421–456

Stefani, F., Benzoni, F., Pichon, M., Cancelliere, C. & Galli, P. 2008. A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia). Zoologica Scripta 37: 71-91

Veron, J.E.N. & Pichon, M. 1976. Scleractinia of eastern Australia Part I. Families Thamnasteriidae, Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 1. 1-86

History of changes