Species Psammocora digitata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Psammocora digitata Milne Edwards, H. & Haime, J. 1851. Recherches sur les polypiers. Septième Mémoire. Monographie des Poritides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie Ser. 3 16: 21-70.
Type data:
Holotype MNHNP 533, China Seas.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- McKinney, D. 2009. A survey of the scleractinian corals at Mermaid, Scott, and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 77: 105–143
- Richards, Z.T., Sampey, A. & Marsh, L. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: scleractinian corals. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 111-132
- Richards, Z.T. & Rosser, N.L. 2012. Abundance, distribution and new records of scleractinian corals at Barrow Island and Southern Montebello Islands, Pilbara (Offshore) Bioregion. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 95: 155-165
- Veron, J.E.N. 2000. Corals of the World. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science Vol. 1-3 pp.
- Veron, J.E.N. & Marsh, L.M. 1988. Hermatypic corals of Western Australia. Records and annotated species list. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 29: 1–136
- Veron J.E.N. & Pichon, M. 1980. Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agaraciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 4: 1-459
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
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
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 30-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Zoe Richards |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |