Madrepora oculata

Madrepora oculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleractinia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Scleractinia

Familia: Oculinidae
Genus: Madrepora
Species: Madrepora oculata
Formae: M. o. f. alpha – M. o. f. beta – M. o. f. gamma

Name

Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

• Amphihelia moresbyi Alcock, 1898
• Cyathohelia formosa Alcock, 1898
• Lophohelia investigatoris Alcock, 1898
• Lophohelia tenuis Moseley, 1881
• Madrepora alcocki Faustino, 1927
• Madrepora candida (Moseley, 1881)
• Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907
• Madrepora tenuis (Moseley, 1881)
• Madrepora venusta Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
• Madrepora vitiae Squires & Keyes, 1967

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.  First availability p. 798 BHL

Vernacular names

English: Zigzag Coral

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