Newly recorded coral species near the region of Dongshan, Fujian Province expands the biodiversity of the northernmost scleractinian communities of China

doi:10.17520/biods.2025335

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Aims Scleractinian corals, as the framework species of reef ecosystems, are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and are designated as Class II National Key Protected Wildlife in China. High-latitude coral communities have been proposed as potential climate refugia for tropical corals due to lower thermal stress. However, the high turbidity of local seawater and strong coral phenotypic plasticity at high latitudes could complicate species identification in these areas.

Methods To determine the species composition of scleractinian corals in China’s northernmost coral communities (Dongshan, Fujian Province), we conducted systematic surveys in Dongshan waters through using integrated ecological imaging, skeletal morphology, and molecular genotyping, with the molecular identification targeted at the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and the cytochrome coxidase I (COI) gene.

Results Dongshan waters hosted at least 13 scleractinian coral species from 12 genera across 8 families. This included one newly recorded species in China (Plesiastrea peroni) and five newly recorded species in Fujian Province (Bernardpora stutchburyi, Dipsastraea matthaii, Oulastrea crispata, Montipora turgescens, and Psammocora contigua), indicating previously underestimated regional coral diversity. We reported Plesiastrea peroni for the first time in China.This species was morphologically distinct from Plesiastrea versipora having wider corallite spacing, fewer septa, and a granulated septal surface, which was confirmed via sequencing of the Pv-COI gene.

Conclusion These findings expand our knowledge of the biodiversity of South China’s coral communities, providing baseline data to strengthen the function of Dongshan as a northern refugium for the protection and management of pole ward-moving tropical corals.

Key words: scleractinian coral, biodiversity, Dongshan, Fujian Province, newly recorded species, Plesiastrea

Xi Luo, Qifang Wang, Jianjia Wang, Qianxi Yang, Hongfei Fang, Miao Hong, Qi Zhang, Ling Cai, Xijie Zhou, Dingyong Huang, Xinqing Zheng. Newly recorded coral species near the region of Dongshan, Fujian Province expands the biodiversity of the northernmost scleractinian communities of China[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2026, 34(2): 25335.

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科 Family	属 Genus	种 Species	鉴定方法 Identification method	文献 Reference
鹿角珊瑚科 Acroporidae	鹿角珊瑚属 Acropora	霜鹿角珊瑚 A. pruinosa	形态学 Morphological	黄宗国等, 1999
鹿角珊瑚科 Acroporidae	蔷薇珊瑚属 Montipora	膨胀蔷薇珊瑚 M. turgescens	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
滨珊瑚科 Poritidae	伯孔珊瑚属 Bernardpora	斯氏伯孔珊瑚 B. stutchburyi	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
滨珊瑚科 Poritidae	角孔珊瑚属 Goniopora	角孔珊瑚属一种 Goniopora sp.	形态学 Morphological	Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①
	滨珊瑚属 Porites	澄黄滨珊瑚 P. lutea	形态学 Morphological	黄宗国等, 1999
裸肋珊瑚科 Merulinidae	刺星珊瑚属 Cyphastrea	锯齿刺星珊瑚 C. serailia	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	黄宗国等, 1999; 李秀保等, 2010; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①; 本研究 This study
	盘星珊瑚属 Dipsastraea	标准盘星珊瑚 D. speciosa	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	黄宗国等, 1999; 李秀保等, 2010; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①; 本研究 This study
		翘齿盘星珊瑚 D. matthaii	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
木珊瑚科 Dendrophylliidae	邓肯沙珊瑚属 Duncanopsammia	盾形邓肯沙珊瑚 D. peltata	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	黄宗国等, 1999; 李秀保等, 2010; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①; 本研究 This study
沙珊瑚科 Psammocoridae	沙珊瑚属 Psammocora	毗邻沙珊瑚 P. contigua	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
同星珊瑚科 Plesiastreidae	同星珊瑚属 Plesiastrea	(多孔同星珊瑚) (P. versipora)^*	形态学 Morphological	黄林韬等, 2020
同星珊瑚科 Plesiastreidae		佩罗尼同星珊瑚 P. peroni	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
黑星珊瑚科 Oulastreidae	黑星珊瑚属 Oulastrea	黑星珊瑚 O. crispata	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
小星珊瑚科 Leptastreidae	小星珊瑚属 Leptastrea	紫小星珊瑚 L. purpurea	形态学 Morphological	黄宗国等, 1999; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①

科 Family	属 Genus	种 Species	鉴定方法 Identification method	文献 Reference
鹿角珊瑚科 Acroporidae	鹿角珊瑚属 Acropora	霜鹿角珊瑚 A. pruinosa	形态学 Morphological	黄宗国等, 1999
鹿角珊瑚科 Acroporidae	蔷薇珊瑚属 Montipora	膨胀蔷薇珊瑚 M. turgescens	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
滨珊瑚科 Poritidae	伯孔珊瑚属 Bernardpora	斯氏伯孔珊瑚 B. stutchburyi	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
滨珊瑚科 Poritidae	角孔珊瑚属 Goniopora	角孔珊瑚属一种 Goniopora sp.	形态学 Morphological	Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①
	滨珊瑚属 Porites	澄黄滨珊瑚 P. lutea	形态学 Morphological	黄宗国等, 1999
裸肋珊瑚科 Merulinidae	刺星珊瑚属 Cyphastrea	锯齿刺星珊瑚 C. serailia	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	黄宗国等, 1999; 李秀保等, 2010; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①; 本研究 This study
	盘星珊瑚属 Dipsastraea	标准盘星珊瑚 D. speciosa	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	黄宗国等, 1999; 李秀保等, 2010; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①; 本研究 This study
		翘齿盘星珊瑚 D. matthaii	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
木珊瑚科 Dendrophylliidae	邓肯沙珊瑚属 Duncanopsammia	盾形邓肯沙珊瑚 D. peltata	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	黄宗国等, 1999; 李秀保等, 2010; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①; 本研究 This study
沙珊瑚科 Psammocoridae	沙珊瑚属 Psammocora	毗邻沙珊瑚 P. contigua	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
同星珊瑚科 Plesiastreidae	同星珊瑚属 Plesiastrea	(多孔同星珊瑚) (P. versipora)^*	形态学 Morphological	黄林韬等, 2020
同星珊瑚科 Plesiastreidae		佩罗尼同星珊瑚 P. peroni	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
黑星珊瑚科 Oulastreidae	黑星珊瑚属 Oulastrea	黑星珊瑚 O. crispata	综合分类方法 Integrative taxonomic	本研究 This study
小星珊瑚科 Leptastreidae	小星珊瑚属 Leptastrea	紫小星珊瑚 L. purpurea	形态学 Morphological	黄宗国等, 1999; Zheng et al., 2021; 郭峰, 2022^①