Madrepore
| Madrepore | |
|---|---|
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| Madrepora oculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Oculinidae |
| Genus: | Madrepora Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
Madrepore ("mother of pores") is a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or islands in tropical locations. The names Madrepore and Madreporaria were formerly applied universally to any stony coral of the family Scleractinia. They reproduce in three separate ways as discovered by the marine zoologist Anne Thynne (1800-1866).[2]
Species
Species include:[3]
- Madrepora arbuscula (Moseley, 1881)
- Madrepora carolina (Pourtalès, 1871)
- Madrepora dichotoma Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora mexicana Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora minutiseptum Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758
- Madrepora papillosa Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora pelewensis Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora philippinensis Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora porcellana (Moseley, 1881)
- Madrepora repens Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora rudis Rehberg, 1891
- Madrepora securis Dana, 1846
- Madrepora subtilis Klunzinger, 1879
- Madrepora trochiformis Pallas, 1766 †
References
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Madrepora". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ "On the increase of Madrepores". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London: Taylor and Francis) 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.
- ↑ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135123
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