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Sinuous Cactus Coral

Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia multiflora Verril 1901
Recognized by Conabio
Isophyllia multiflora Verrill
Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Isophyllia sinuosa
Recognized by coraltraits
Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)

Alternative Names

Isophyllastrea sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia aspera (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia cylindrica (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia dipsacea (Dana 1846)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia dipsacea Pourtalès 1871
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia fragilis (Dana 1846)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia guadalupensis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia knoxi (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia marginata (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia multiflora Verrill 1901
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia multilamella (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia multilamella Pourtalès 1871
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia sinuosa f. multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia sinuosa f. sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia sinuosa f. typica Verrill 1864
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Madrepora sinuosa Ellis & Solander 1786
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Meandrina sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Meandrina sinuosa var. apressa Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Meandrina sinuosa var. rubra Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Meandrina sinuosa var. vineola Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Meandrina sinuosa var. viridis Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Mussa (Isophyllia) multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Mussa multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Oulophyllia spinosa Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia anemone Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia aspera Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia conferta Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia cylindrica Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia guadalupensis Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia helianthus Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia knoxi Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia marginata Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia strigosa Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia thomasiana Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Symphyllia verrucosa Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Isophyllia sinuosa fm. sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Isophyllia multiflora Verrill 1901
Isophyllia sinuosa fm. multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Madrepora sinuosa
Synonym according to NCBI
Madrepora sinuosa Ellis & Solander 1786
Meandrina sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Meandrina sinuosa var. apressa Le Sueur 1820
Meandrina sinuosa var. rubra Le Sueur 1820
Meandrina sinuosa var. vineola Le Sueur 1820
Meandrina sinuosa var. viridis Le Sueur 1820
Oulophyllia spinosa Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Isophyllastrea sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllastrea sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia aglae (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia aspera (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia aspera (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia conferta (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia cylindrica (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia cylindrica (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia dipsacea (Dana 1846)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia dipsacea (Dana 1846)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia dipsacea Pourtalès 1871
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia dipsacea Pourtalès 1871
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia fragilis (Dana 1846)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia fragilis (Dana 1846)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia guadalupensis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia guadalupensis (Milne Edwards & Haime 1849)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia helianthus (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia knoxi (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia knoxi (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia marginata (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia marginata (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia multiflora
Synonym according to CITES
Isophyllia multiflora Verrill 1901
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia multiflora Verrill 1901
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia multiflora Verrill 1902
Isophyllia multilamella (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia multilamella (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia multilamella Pourtalès 1871
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia multilamella Pourtalès 1871
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia sinuosa f. multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia sinuosa f. multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia sinuosa f. sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia sinuosa f. sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia sinuosa f. typica Verrill 1864
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Isophyllia sinuosa f. typica Verrill 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia sinuosa var. dipsacea (Dana 1846)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia sinuosa var. fragilis (Dana 1846)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia spinosa (Edwards & Haime 1849)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia strigosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Isophyllia verrucosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Madrepora sinuosa
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Madrepora sinuosa
Synonym according to CITES
Madrepora sinuosa Ellis & Solander 1786
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Madrepora sinuosa Ellis & Solander 1786
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Meandrina sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Meandrina sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Meandrina sinuosa var. apressa Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Meandrina sinuosa var. apressa Le Sueur 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Meandrina sinuosa var. rubra Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Meandrina sinuosa var. rubra Le Sueur 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Meandrina sinuosa var. vineola Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Meandrina sinuosa var. vineola Le Sueur 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Meandrina sinuosa var. viridis Le Sueur 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Meandrina sinuosa var. viridis Le Sueur 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa (Isophyllia) dipsacea Dana 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa (Isophyllia) fragilis Dana 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa (Isophyllia) fragilis var. asperula Verrill 1907
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa (Isophyllia) fragilis var. strigosa Verrill 1907
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa (Isophyllia) multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Mussa (Isophyllia) multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Mussa multiflora (Verrill 1902)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mussa rosula Verrill 1907
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Oulophyllia spinosa
Synonym according to CITES
Oulophyllia spinosa Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Oulophyllia spinosa Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia aglae Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia anemone Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia anemone Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia aspera Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia aspera Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia conferta Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia conferta Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia cylindrica Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia cylindrica Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia guadalupensis Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia guadalupensis Milne Edwards & Haime 1849
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia helianthus Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia helianthus Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia knoxi Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia knoxi Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia marginata Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia marginata Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia strigosa Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia strigosa Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia thomasiana Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia thomasiana Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Symphyllia verrucosa Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Symphyllia verrucosa Duchassaing & Michelotti 1860
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Sinuous cactus coral
Recognized by Conabio
Sinuous Cactus Coral preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
rose coral
sinuous cactus coral

French

Corail cactus sinueux preferred
Recognized by CITES

Spanish; Castilian

Coral espinoso preferred
Recognized by Conabio
Micetocoral sinuoso
Recognized by CITES

Curated hierarchies for Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis & Solander 1786)

IUCN

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Mussidae