Madracis Explained

Madracis is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Pocilloporidae.^[1] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Description

Madracis contains deep water azooxanthellate colonial species. They have a diverse array of growth forms, including fragile branching, dense ramose coralla, massive columnar, nodular and encrusting forms.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised:^[3]

• Madracis asanoi
• Madracis asperula
• Madracis auretenra
• Madracis brueggemanni (Ridley, 1881)
• Madracis carmabi Vermeij, Diekmann & Bak, 2003
• † Madracis crescentensis Durham, 1942
• Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859)
• † Madracis densa Budd, 1992
• † Madracis dodecachora Squires, 1958
• † Madracis duncani Wells, 1945
• Madracis formosa Wells, 1973
• Madracis fragilis Neves & Johnsson, 2009
• † Madracis ganei Vaughan, 1900
• † Madracis gregorioi Vaughan, 1900
• Madracis hellana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
• † Madracis herrecki Wells, 1934
• Madracis interjecta Marenzeller, 1907
• † Madracis johnsoni Vaughan, 1900
• † Madracis johnwellsi Frost & Langenheim, 1974
• Madracis kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907
• Madracis kirbyi Veron & Pichon, 1976
• Madracis myriaster (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)
• Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868)
• Madracis profunda Zibrowius, 1980
• † Madracis senaria Wells, 1973
• † Madracis stewarti Durham, 1942
• † Madracis vaughani Wells, 1941

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 . wwwte=11 May 2021 . en.
2. Neves, Elizabeth & Johnsson, R.. (2009). Taxonomic revision of the southwestern Atlantic Madracis and the description of Madracis fragilis n. sp. (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae), a new coral species from Brazil. Scientia Marina. 73. 739-746. 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4739.
3. Web site: Madracis. 2021-08-23. WoRMS. en.