Madracis

Madracis decactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Cnidaria
Class:  | Hexacorallia
Order:  | Scleractinia
Family:  | Pocilloporidae
Genus:  | Madracis
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]

* Axhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
* Axohelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
* Pentalophora Saville Kent, 1871
* Reussia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860

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]

* Madracis asanoi Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
* Madracis asperula Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
* Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007
* 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

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Madracis" (in en). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135125.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madracis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2259474.
3. ↑ 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.

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