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Heliopora coerulea (Pallas, 1766)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
class
Anthozoa
order
Helioporacea
family
Helioporidae
genus
Heliopora
species
Heliopora coerulea

Name

Synonyms
Heliopora caerulea (Pallas, 1766)
Heliopora sparsipora Felix, 1921
Helipora coerulea (Pallas, 1766)
Millepora coerulea Pallas, 1766
Homonyms
Heliopora coerulea (Pallas, 1766)
Common names
Blaue Feuerkoralle in German
Blaue Koralle in German
Blue coral in language.
blue coral in English
blue coral in language.
blue coral in English
blue fire coral in English
アオサンゴ in Japanese
Blaue Feuerkoralle in German
Blaue Koralle in German
Blue Coral in English
blue coral in English
blue fire coral in English
アオサンゴ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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  2. Alderslade, P. (2001). Six new genera and six new species of soft coral, and some proposed familial and subfamilial changes within the Alcyonacea. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 10:15-65.
  3. Bayer, F. M. (1992). The helioporacean octocoral Epiphaxum, recent and fossil: a monographic iconography. Studies in Tropical Oceanography, 15, 1-76
  4. Bayer, F.M., Muzik, K.M. (1977). An Atlantic helioporan coral (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 90: 975–984.
  5. Benayahu, Y. (1995). Species composition of soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) on the coral reefs of Sesoko Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. <em>Galaxea.</em> 12: 103–124.
  6. Benayahu, Y.; Jeng, M. S.; Perkol-Finkel, S.; Dai, C. F. (2004). Soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from southern Taiwan. II. Species diversity and distributional patterns. Zoological Studies, 43(3): 548-560
  7. Bouillon J. Houvenaghel-Crevecoeur N. (1970). Étude monographique du genre Heliopora de Blv. <em>Annales Musée royal de lʼAfrique centrale, Series 8.</em> 178: 1-83.
  8. Bourne, G.C. (1895). On the structure and affinities of Heliopora coerulea, Pallas. With some observations on the structure of Xenia and Heteroxenia. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B.</em> 186: 455-483, plates 10-13.
  9. Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
  10. Dana, J. D. (1846). Zoophytes. <em>United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls.
  11. Dana, J. D. (1849). Atlas. Zoophytes. C. Sherman. Philadelphia., pp. 12-01
  12. Dana, J.D,. (1846-1847). On zoophytes. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 2(4):64-69; 2(5):187-202; 3(7):1-24; 3(8)160-163; 3(9)337-347.
  13. Eguchi M. (1948). Fossil Helioporidae from Japan and the South Sea Islands. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 22 (3): 362-364.
  14. Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. N. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., pp. 264.
  15. Faustino LA. (1927). Recent Madreporaria of the Philippine Islands. <em>Bureau of Science Manila Monograph.</em> 22: 1-310, pls. 1-100.
  16. Grasshoff, M.; Bargibant, G. (2001). Coral Reef Gorgonians of New Caledonia. IRD Èditions. Paris., pp. 335.
  17. Imahara, Y. (1991). Report on the Octocorallia from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. <em>Bull. Inst. Oceanic Res. & Develop., Tokai Univ.</em> 11/12: 59-94.
  18. Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
  19. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  20. Matthai G (1924) Report on the madreporarian corals in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 8: 1-59.
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