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Alveopora spongiosa
| Description | Alveopora spongiosa is a species of stony coral that is found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean. It can be found on protected upper coral reef slopes, generally from depth of 9–20 m, but can grow at depths of up to 50 m. It is moderately susceptible to coral bleaching, and is harvested for the aquarium trade. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveopora_spongiosa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Alveopora : Alveopora spongiosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Alveopora : Alveopora spongiosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Alveopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Alveopora spongiosa Dana, 1846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Poritidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Poritidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Poritidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Poritidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Inskipp, S. Ferriss, and J. O.’Carroll, T. Garstecki. 2005. Checklist of fish and invertebrates listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation No. 338/97, 7th edition. In UNEP-WCMC (ed.), JNCC Report 379:1-327 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Net Coral, アワユキサンゴ, 海綿汽孔珊瑚 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveopora_spongiosa |
Fossil Distribution
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Alveopora alcalai Nemenzo, 1976 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Alveopora : Alveopora alcalai |
| Alveopora regularis Thiel, 1932 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Alveopora : Alveopora regularis |
| Alveopora fijiensis Hoffmeister, 1932 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Alveopora : Alveopora fijiensis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1846 | Alveopora spongiosa Dana |
References
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!
