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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora : Montipora hemispherica |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora : Montipora hemispherica |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Montipora |
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| Scientific Name | Montipora hemispherica Veron, 2000 |
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| Name Published In | Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Montipora hemispherica | species | belongs to Montipora | stated with evidence | Veron, 2000 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J.E.N. Veron. 2000. Corals of the World |
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| Common Name(s) | Pore Coral |
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| Veron J.E.N. (2000) , Corals of the World |
| Cairns, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W. & van der Land, J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J.E.N. 2002. New species described in Corals of the World. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series 11: 1-209. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| ICZN (2011) Coral taxon names published in ‘Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Article 86.1.2. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68: 162-166. - 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 |
| van der Land, J. (ed) (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - via Catalogue of Life |
Montipora hemispherica
