Porites

Porites

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
Species: P. antennuata – P. cylindrica – P. hawaiiensis – P. latistella – P. lutea – P. nigrescens – P. randalli – P. rus

Name

Porites Link, 1807

References

• Benzoni, F.; Stefani, F. 2012: Porites fontanesii, a new species of hard coral (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from the southern Red Sea, the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the Gulf of Aden, and its phylogenetic relationships within the genus. Zootaxa 3447: 56–68. Preview Reference page. 
• Forsman, Z.H.; Birkeland, C. 2009: Porites randalli: a new coral species (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from American Samoa. Zootaxa, 2244: 51–59. Abstract & excerpt PDF [erratum in Zootaxa, 2269: 68 PDF]
• Forsman, Z.H.; Martinez, J.A.; Maragos, J.E.; Toonen, R.J. 2010: Resurrection of Porites hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907; a Hawaiian coral obscured by small size, cryptic habitat, and confused taxonomy. Zootaxa, 2624: 67–68. Preview PDF

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names

English: Finger Coral