Madracis is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Pocilloporidae.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
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.[3]
Species
The following species are recognised:[1]
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Madracis asanoi Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
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Madracis asperula Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
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Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007
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Madracis brueggemanni (Ridley, 1881)
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Madracis carmabi Vermeij, Diekmann & Bak, 2003
- † Madracis crescentensis Durham, 1942
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Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859)
- † Madracis densa Budd, 1992
- † Madracis dodecachora Squires, 1958
- † Madracis duncani Wells, 1945
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Madracis formosa Wells, 1973
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Madracis fragilis Neves & Johnsson, 2009
- † Madracis ganei Vaughan, 1900
- † Madracis gregorioi Vaughan, 1900
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Madracis hellana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
- † Madracis herrecki Wells, 1934
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Madracis interjecta Marenzeller, 1907
- † Madracis johnsoni Vaughan, 1900
- † Madracis johnwellsi Frost & Langenheim, 1974
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Madracis kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907
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Madracis kirbyi Veron & Pichon, 1976
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Madracis myriaster (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)
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Madracis pharensis (Heller, 1868)
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Madracis profunda Zibrowius, 1980
- † Madracis senaria Wells, 1973
- † Madracis stewarti Durham, 1942
- † Madracis vaughani Wells, 1941
References
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^ a b "Madracis". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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^ a b "Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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^ 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.
