Cairns Stephen D, Kitahara Marcelo V
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA.
Zookeys. 2012(227):1-47. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.227.3612. Epub 2012 Oct 5.
The 120 presently recognized genera and seven subgenera of the azooxanthellate Scleractinia are keyed using gross morphological characters of the corallum. All genera are illustrated with calicular and side views of coralla. All termes used in the key are defined in an illustrated glossary. A table of all species-level keys, both comprehensive and faunistic, is provided covering the last 40 years.
利用珊瑚骼的总体形态特征对目前已确认的120个非共生虫黄藻石珊瑚属和7个亚属进行了检索。所有属均配有珊瑚杯和珊瑚侧面观的图示。检索表中使用的所有术语均在附有插图的术语表中进行了定义。提供了一份涵盖过去40年的所有物种级检索表的表格,包括综合检索表和动物区系检索表。