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Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. (1758).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Anthozoa
order
Scleractinia
family
Pocilloporidae
genus
Pocillopora
species
Pocillopora damicornis

Name

Synonyms
Madrepora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Millepora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Pocillopora cespitosa Dana, 1846
Pocillopora cespitosa f. laysanensis Vaughan, 1907
Pocillopora cespitosa f. stylophoroides Vaughan, 1907
Pocillopora cespitosa f. tumida Vaughan, 1907
Pocillopora damicornis caespitosa Dana, 1846
Pocillopora damicornis var. caespitosa Dana, 1846
Pocillopora damicornis var. cespitosa Dana, 1846
Pocillopora diomedeae Vaughan, 1906
Pocillopora favosa Ehrenberg, 1834
Pocillopora lacera Verrill, 1869
Homonyms
Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Cauliflower coral in language.
Himbeerkoralle in German
Keulenkoralle in German
cauliflower coral in English
cauliflower coral in English
raspberry coral in English
ハナヤサイサンゴ in Japanese
Cauliflower Coral in English
Corail Choufleur in French
Coral Coliflor in Spanish
Himbeerkoralle in German
Keulenkoralle in German
cauliflower coral in English
raspberry coral in English
ハナヤサイサンゴ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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  3. Benayahu, Y.; Schleyer, M. H. (1998). Reproduction in Anthelia glauca (Octocorallia: Xeniidae). II. Transmission of algal symbionts during planular brooding. Marine Biology, 131, 433-442
  4. Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
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  8. Cairns, Stephen D., 1999: Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46.
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  16. Dunn, D.F., 1970. Some observations on marine life at Pulau Aur, Johore. Malay. Nat. J. 23 : 158-167.
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