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.

Madrepora
Madrepora oculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Oculinidae
Genus: Madrepora
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Synonyms
  • Amphelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Amphihelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Neohelia Moseley, 1881

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

References
  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Madrepora". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  2. "On the increase of Madrepores". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London: Taylor and Francis. 3 (29): 449–461. 1859.
  3. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135123


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