Stony Corals

Scleractinia Bourne 1900

described accepted species

• Appeltans et al: 1520

percent of marine species currently described

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

percent surveyed species not yet known to science

• Appeltans et al: 0.24 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 0.061 (mean)
• Appeltans et al: 5 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 0.18 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 0.143 (mean)

percent synonyms among marine species

• Appeltans et al: 61

total unknown marine species

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

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)