Research Article

Shallow Water Stony Corals (Scleractinia, Milleporidae, and Stylasteridae) from Utila and Cayos Cochinos, Honduras

Table 2

Stony corals (Scleractinia, Milleporidae, and Stylasteridae) species presence-absence list for Honduras.

Species12345

CLASS HYDROZOA (Owen, 1843)
ORDER ATHECATAE (Hincks, 1868)
FAMILLY MILLEPORIDAE (Fleming, 1901)
(1) Millepora alcicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)++++
(2) Millepora complanata (Lamarck, 1816)++++
(3) Millepora squarosa (Lamarck, 1816)+++
ORDER STYLASTERINA (Hickson & England, 1905)
FAMILLY STYLASTERIDAE (Gray, 1847)
(4) Stylaster roseus* (Pallas, 1766)+++
CLASS ANTHOZOA (Ehrtenberg, 1834)
ORDER SCLERACTINIA (Bourne, 1900)
SUBORDER ASTROCOENIINA (Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
FAMILLY ASTROCOENIIDAE (Koby, 1890)
(1) Stephanocoenia intersepta (Lamarck, 1816)a++++
FAMILLY POCILLOPORIDAE (Gray, 1842)
(2) Madracis auretenra (Loche, Weil & Coates, 2007)b++++
(3) Madracis decactis (Lyman, 1859)++++
(4) Madracis formosa (Wells, 1973)+++
(5) Madracis pharensis forma luciphila (Wells, 1973)+++
   Madracis pharensis forma pharensis* (Heller, 1868)++++
(6) Madracis senaria (Wells, 1973)+
FAMILLY ACROPORIDAE (Verrill, 1902)
(7) Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816)+++++
(8) Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816)+++++
(9) Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)+++
SUBORDER FUNGIINA (Verrill, 1865)
SUPERFAMILLY AGARICIICAE (Gray, 1847)
FAMILLY AGARICIIDAE (Gray, 1847)
(10) Agaricia agaricites forma agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758)+++++
  Agaricia agaricites forma carinata (Wells, 1973)++
  Agaricia agaricites forma danai (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860)++++
  Agaricia agaricites forma purpurea (Lesueur, 1821)+++
(11) Agaricia fragilis forma contracta (Wells, 1973)++
  Agaricia fragilis forma fragilis (Dana, 1846)+++
(12) Agaricia grahamae (Wells, 1973)+++
(13) Agaricia humilis (Verrill, 1901)+++
(14) Agaricia lamarcki (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851)++++
(15) Agaricia tenuifolia (Dana, 1846)++++
(16) Agaricia undata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)++
(17) Leptoseris cucullata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)++++
FAMILLY SIDERASTREIDAE (Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
(18) Siderastrea radians (Pallas, 1766)++++
(19) Siderastrea siderea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)+++++
SUPERFAMILLY PORITICAE (Gray, 1842)
FAMILLY PORITIDAE (Gray, 1842)
(20) Porites astreoides (Lamarck, 1816)+++++
(21) Porites branneri (Rathbun, 1887)+
(22) Porites colonensis (Zlatarski, 1990)+++
(23) Porites divaricata (Lesueur, 1821)++++
(24) Porites furcata (Lamarck, 1816)+++++
(25) Porites porites (Pallas, 1766)+++++
SUBORDER FAVIINA (Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
FAMILLY FAVIIDAE (Gregory, 1900)
SUBFAMILLY FAVIINAE (Gregory, 1900 )
(26) Colpophyllia natans forma breviserialis (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)+++++
  Colpophyllia natans forma natans (Houttuyn, 1772)++++
(27) Diploria clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)+++++
(28) Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus, 1758)++++
(29) Diploria strigosa (Dana, 1846)++++
(30) Favia fragum (Esper, 1795)+++++
(31) Manicia areolata forma areolata (Linnaeus, 1758)++++
  Manicia areolata forma mayori (Wells, 1936)++
SUBFAMILLY MONTASTREINAE (Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
(32) Cladocora arbuscula (Lesueur, 1821)+
(33) Montastrea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786)+++++
(34) Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1766)+++++
(35) Montastrea faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)+++
(36) Montastrea franksi (Gregory, 1895)+++
(37) Solenastrea bournoni (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)+
(38) Solenastrea hyades (Dana, 1846)+
FAMILLY OCULINIDAE (Gray, 1847)
(39) Oculina diffusa (Lamarck, 1816)+
FAMILLY MEANDRINIDAE (Gray, 1847)
SUBFAMILLY MEANDRININAE (Gray, 1847)
(40) Meandrina meandrites forma brasiliensis +++
   (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)
  Meandrina meandrites forma danai (Linnaeus, 1758)++
  Meandrina meandrites forma meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758)++++
  Meandrina meandrites forma memorialis (Wells, 1973)+++
SUBFAMILLY DICHOCOENIINAE (Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
(41) Dendrogyra cylindrus (Ehrenberg, 1834)++++
(42) Dichoecoenia stokesi forma stellaris +++
  (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)
  Dichoecoenia stokesi forma stokesi ++++
  (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)
FAMILLY MUSSIDAE (Ortman, 1890)
(43) Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846)++++
(44) Isophyllia sinuosa forma multiflora (Verrill, 1902)+++++
  Isophyllia sinuosa forma sinuosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)++++
(45) Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766)++++
(46) Mycetophyllia aliciae (Wells, 1973)++++
(47) Mycetophyllia danaana (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)++++
(48) Mycetophyllia ferox (Wells, 1973)+++++
(49) Mycetophyllia lamarckiana (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)++++
(50) Mycetophyllia reesi (Wells, 1973)+
(51) Scolymia cubensis (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)++++
(52) Scolymia lacera (Pallas, 1766)+++
SUBORDER CARYOPHYLLINA (Vaughan & Wells, 1943)
FAMILLY CARYOPHYLLIIDAE (Gray, 1847)
(53) Eusmilia fastigiata forma fastigiata (Pallas, 1766)++++
  Eusmilia fastigiata forma flabellata (Wells, 1973)+

aPreviously reported as Stephanocoenia michelinii (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848).
bPreviously reported as Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860).
*Ahermatypic.
(1) Swan Islands [2]; (2) Roatan Island [3, 5]; (3) Cayos Cochinos [4]; (4) Cayos Cochinos (this study); and (5) Utila Island (this study).