Scleractinia Bourne 1900

Body symmetry

• Berking 2007: symétrique bilatéralement

cellularity

• Cellularity and growth form: multicellular

described accepted species

• Appeltans et al: 1520

forms

• Yamano et al 2000: sédiments marins peu profonds (mort)

geographic distribution

• Mozambique Species List: Mozambique
• Anguilla Species List: Anguilla

mineralized skeleton contains

• Mineralogy: aragonite

number of dna records in ggbn

• GGBN data coverage: 768

number of specimens in ggbn

• GGBN data coverage: 674

percent of marine species currently described

• Appeltans et al: 78 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 72 (minimum)

percent surveyed species not yet known to science

• Appeltans et al: 0.24 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 0.061 (moyenne)
• Appeltans et al: 5 (minimum)
• Appeltans et al: 0.18 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 0.143 (moyenne)

percent synonyms among marine species

• Appeltans et al: 61

reproduction

• Fairbairn 2013: reproduction asexuée
• Fairbairn 2013: reproduction sexuelle

total unknown marine species

• Appeltans et al: 435 (minimum)
• Appeltans et al: 577 (max)

type specimen repository

• GBIF national node type records France: museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
• GBIF national node type records France: museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
• GBIF national node type records France: museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
• GBIF national node type records France: museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
• GBIF national node type records France: museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)

undescribed marine species present in museum collections

• Appeltans et al: 93

undiscovered marine morphospecies

• Appeltans et al: 342

undiscovered species (molecular cryptic)

• Appeltans et al: 142 (max)

visual system

• Picciani et al 2018: cellule photoréceptive