Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien
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Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816)
Description: Colonies are dome-shaped with an even surface and may be up to 2 metres high and 5 metres across. The skeleton is dense. Corallites form low cones with small openings and very thick walls. Columellae are large. Septa are equal and are thick at the wall and thin where joining the columellae. Tentacles are extended only at night.
Color: Usually uniform cream or grey, sometimes greenish.
Habitat: Both exposed and protected reef environments.
Abundance: Sometimes common.
Similar Species: None. This is one of the most easily recognised and least variable of all massive corals.
Colonies are dome-shaped with an even surface and may be up to 2 metres high and 5 metres across.
Synonymised names
Acanthastrea patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acanthastrea patula var. paucidentata Gregory, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea (Fissicella) heliopora Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea (Orbicella) glaucopis Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea (Orbicella) glaucopsis Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Astraea (Orbicella) patula Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Astrea glaucopis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astrea heliopora Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Astrea patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastraea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Diploastrea glaucopsis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastrea heliopora var. borneensis Gerth, 1923 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastrea heliopora var. fragilis Chevalier, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastrea patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heliastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Montastraea curta var. heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Orbicella glaucopsis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Orbicella heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Orbicella minikoensis Gardiner, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Orbicella minikoiensis Gardiner, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Direct children (1)
Variety Diploastrea heliopora var. fragilis Chevalier, 1975 accepted as Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Description: Colonies are dome-shaped with an even surface and may be up to 2 metres high and 5 metres across. The skeleton is dense. Corallites form low cones with small openings and very thick walls. Columellae are large. Septa are equal and are thick at the wall and thin where joining the columellae. Tentacles are extended only at night.
Color: Usually uniform cream or grey, sometimes greenish.
Habitat: Both exposed and protected reef environments.
Abundance: Sometimes common.
Similar Species: None. This is one of the most easily recognised and least variable of all massive corals.
Colonies are dome-shaped with an even surface and may be up to 2 metres high and 5 metres across.
Synonymised names
Acanthastrea patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acanthastrea patula var. paucidentata Gregory, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea (Fissicella) heliopora Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea (Orbicella) glaucopis Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea (Orbicella) glaucopsis Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Astraea (Orbicella) patula Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astraea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Astrea glaucopis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astrea heliopora Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Astrea patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastraea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Diploastrea glaucopsis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastrea heliopora var. borneensis Gerth, 1923 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastrea heliopora var. fragilis Chevalier, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploastrea patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heliastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Montastraea curta var. heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Orbicella glaucopsis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Orbicella heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Orbicella minikoensis Gardiner, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Orbicella minikoiensis Gardiner, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella patula (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Direct children (1)
Variety Diploastrea heliopora var. fragilis Chevalier, 1975 accepted as Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
