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Astreopora scabra

Description

Astreopora scabra is a species of hard coral found in Eastern Australia, the oceanic west Pacific, Micronesia, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea and American Samoa. It is an uncommon species with a relatively smaller range than many pacific coral species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5784812https://www.gbif.org/species/5784812
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Astreopora : Astreopora scabra
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAstreoporade Blainville 1830
speciesAstreopora scabraLamberts 1982
Generic NameAstreopora
Scientific NameAstreopora scabra Lamberts, 1982
Name Published InLamberts, A.E. 1982. The reef coral Astreopora (Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Astrocoeniidae): a revision of the taxonomy and description of a new species. Pacific Science 36: 83-105.
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astreopora_scabra

References

Lamberts, A. E. (1982) The reef coral Astreopora (Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Astrocoeniidae): a revision of the taxonomy and description of a new species: Pacific Science. 36: 83-105 - via Catalogue of Life
Lamberts, A.E. 1982. The reef coral Astreopora (Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Astrocoeniidae): a revision of the taxonomy and description of a new species. Pacific Science 36: 83-105. - via World Register of Marine Species
Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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