Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). 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., Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata, [iii], 824 p. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1758. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Cnidaria: class
Anthozoa: order
Scleractinia: family
Oculinidae: genus
Madrepora: species
Madrepora oculata

Name

Synonyms: Amphelia galapagensis (Vaughan, 1906); Amphelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758); Amphelia venusta Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850; Amphihelia kauaiensis (Vaughan, 1907); Amphihelia moresbyi Alcock, 1898; Amphihelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758); Amphihelia tenuis (Moseley, 1880); Amphihelia venusta (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850); Cyathohelia formosa Alcock, 1898; Lophohelia candida Moseley, 1880; Lophohelia investigatoris Alcock, 1898; Lophohelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758); Lophohelia tenui Moseley, 1880; Lophohelia tenuis Moseley, 1880; Madrepora alcocki Faustino, 1927; Madrepora candida (Moseley, 1881); Madrepora formosa (Alcock, 1898); Madrepora galapagensis Vaughan, 1906; Madrepora investigatoris (Alcock, 1898); Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907
Homonyms: Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Augenkoralle in German; Weiße Koralle in German; ocular coral in English; white coral in English; zigzag coral in language.; sikksakkorall in Norwegian Bokmål; Augenkoralle in German; Weiße Koralle in German; ocular coral in English; white coral in English

Bibliographic References

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