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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora : Montipora cocosensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora : Montipora cocosensis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Montipora |
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| Scientific Name | Montipora cocosensis Vaughan, 1918 |
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| Name Published In | Vaughan, T.W. (1918). Some shallow-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Island, and Fanning Island. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. 9 (213): 49-234, pls. 20-93. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Montipora cocosensis | species | belongs to Montipora | stated with evidence | Vaughan, 1918 |
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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) | T. W. Vaughan. 1918. Some shoal-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Islands, and Fanning Island. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 9:49-234 |
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| Vaughan T. W. (1918) Some shoal-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Islands, and Fanning Island, Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 9, 49-234 |
| Vaughan, T.W. (1918). Some shallow-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Island, and Fanning Island. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. 9 (213): 49-234, pls. 20-93. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1β3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (2000) Corals of the World. Vol. 1β3: Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia - via Catalogue of Life |
Montipora cocosensis
