Madrepora
Madrepora ("mother of pores") is a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or islands in tropical locations. The names Madrepore and Madreporaria were formerly applied universally to any stony coral of the family Scleractinia. They reproduce in three separate ways as discovered by the marine zoologist Anne Thynne (1800-1866).[2] It is commonly known as horn coral. colony is branched with small polyps in cylindrical cups separated by perforated coenosteum. Terminal polyp bear six tentacles, while lateral polyps bear tweve tentacles. Madrepora is economically important because it takes part in the formation of coral reefs.
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| Madrepora oculata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Oculinidae |
| Genus: | Madrepora Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
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Species
Species include:[3]
- Madrepora arbuscula (Moseley, 1881)
- Madrepora astroites Forskål, 1775
- Madrepora carolina (Pourtalès, 1871)
- Madrepora minutiseptum Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758
- Madrepora porcellana (Moseley, 1881)
- †Madrepora trochiformis Pallas, 1766
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References
- "ITIS Standard Report Page: Madrepora". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- "On the increase of Madrepores". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London: Taylor and Francis. 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135123
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