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

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stephen Cairns, Marcelo Kitahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Subjects:
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3165
_version_ 1818343672150753280
author Stephen Cairns
Marcelo Kitahara
author_facet Stephen Cairns
Marcelo Kitahara
author_sort Stephen Cairns
collection DOAJ
description 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.
first_indexed 2024-12-13T16:34:18Z
format Article
id doaj.art-f93099cb5771436a8668adc861df71d2
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1313-2989
1313-2970
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-13T16:34:18Z
publishDate 2012-10-01
publisher Pensoft Publishers
record_format Article
series ZooKeys
spelling doaj.art-f93099cb5771436a8668adc861df71d22022-12-21T23:38:27ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702012-10-01227014710.3897/zookeys.227.36123165An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossaryStephen CairnsMarcelo KitaharaThe 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.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3165AzooxanthellateIllustrated KeyGeneraGlossaryScleractinia
spellingShingle Stephen Cairns
Marcelo Kitahara
An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary
ZooKeys
Azooxanthellate
Illustrated Key
Genera
Glossary
Scleractinia
title An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary
title_full An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary
title_fullStr An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary
title_full_unstemmed An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary
title_short An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the Recent azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa), with an attached glossary
title_sort illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the recent azooxanthellate scleractinia cnidaria anthozoa with an attached glossary
topic Azooxanthellate
Illustrated Key
Genera
Glossary
Scleractinia
url http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3165
work_keys_str_mv AT stephencairns anillustratedkeytothegeneraandsubgeneraoftherecentazooxanthellatescleractiniacnidariaanthozoawithanattachedglossary
AT marcelokitahara anillustratedkeytothegeneraandsubgeneraoftherecentazooxanthellatescleractiniacnidariaanthozoawithanattachedglossary
AT stephencairns illustratedkeytothegeneraandsubgeneraoftherecentazooxanthellatescleractiniacnidariaanthozoawithanattachedglossary
AT marcelokitahara illustratedkeytothegeneraandsubgeneraoftherecentazooxanthellatescleractiniacnidariaanthozoawithanattachedglossary