| Taxon | Javania |
|---|---|
| Authority | Duncan, 1876 |
| Type species | Javania insignis |
| Type species authority | Duncan, 1876 |
| Synonyms | Desmophyllum (Javania) Duncan, 1876 |
Javania is a genus of marine corals belonging to the family Flabellidae,[1] which was first described in 1876 by Peter Martin Duncan.[1][2]
Species of this genus are found world-wide.[3]
Description
Duncan describes the genus as "a Desmophyllum with a remarkable epitheca", and more detailedly as:[2]
JAVANIA, gen. nov.
The corallum is simple, tall, compressed at the calice, and adheres by a broad base. There is a complete epitheca, dense inferiorly, and pellicular superiorly. The larger septa are very exsert; and the tertiaries have costae much broader than they are. The costae of the primary and secondary orders project. There is no columella; and the calicular fossa is very deep. The genus is allied to Desmophyllum, Ehrenberg; but the absence of exsert higher orders of septa and the dense epitheca separate it from this form.
Species
The following species are accepted by WoRMS as belonging to the genus Javania:[4]
- Javania antarctica (Gravier, 1914)
- Javania borealis Cairns, 1994
- Javania cailleti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Javania californica Cairns, 1994
- Javania clavata (Michelotti, 1871)
- Javania cristata Cairns & Polonio, 2013
- Javania deforgesi Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Javania duncani Wells, 1977 †
- Javania erhardti Cairns, 2004
- Javania exserta Cairns, 1999
- Javania fusca (Vaughan, 1907)
- Javania insignis Duncan, 1876
- Javania lamprotichum (Moseley, 1880)
- Javania pseudoalabastra Zibrowius, 1974
- Javania subturbinata (Michelotti, 1871) †
References
- ^ "Genus Javania Duncan, 1876". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Wikidata item Q56154805
- ^ "GBIF: Javania Duncan, 1876". gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Javania Duncan, 1876". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.