An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary

By

Cairns, Stephen D.
Kitahara, Marcelo Visentini

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

227

Pages

1-47

Subjects

Azooxanthellate, Illustrated Key, Genera, Glossary

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.227.3612

 

Abstract

The 120 presently recognized genera and seven subgenera of the azooxanthellate Scleractinia are keyed using gross morphological characters of the corallum. All genera are illustrated with calicular and side views of coralla. All termes used in the key are defined in an illustrated glossary. A table of all species-level keys, both comprehensive and faunistic, is provided covering the last 40 years.