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Pocillopora grandis Dana, 1846

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Dana, J. D. (1846). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 7: 1–740, 61 pls. (1846: 1–120, 709–720; 1848: 121–708, 721–740; 1849: atlas pls. 1–61). https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=169821

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Pocillopora coronata Gardiner, 1897
Pocillopora elongata Dana, 1846
Pocillopora eydouxi Milne Edwards, 1860
Pocillopora rugosa Gardiner, 1897
Pocillopora symmetrica Thiel, 1932
Homonyms
Pocillopora grandis Dana, 1846
Common names
antler coral in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
  2. Brüggemann, F. (1879). Corals. In: Zoology of Rodriguez. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences.</em> 168: 569-579.
  3. Cairns, S. D. (1991). Catalog of the type specimens of stony corals (Milleporidae, Stylasteridae, Scleractinia) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 514: 59 pp.
  4. Dana, J. D. (1849). Atlas. Zoophytes. C. Sherman. Philadelphia., pp. 12-01
  5. 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.
  6. Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61).
  7. Edmondson, C.H. (1929). Growth of Hawaiian corals. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin.</em> 58: 1-38, pls. 1-5.
  8. Finckh, A.E. (1904). The atoll of Funafuti. Biology of the reef-forming organsims at Funafuti atoll. <em>Report of the Coral Reef Committee of the Royal Society of London.</em> Harrison, London, pp. 125-150. 10.5962/bhl.title.52326
  9. Gardiner JS (1897) On some collections of corals of the family Pocilloporidae from the S.W. Pacific-Ocean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 941-953, pls. 56-57.
  10. Gardiner JS (1897) On some collections of corals of the family Pocilloporidae from the S.W. Pacific-Ocean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 941-953, pls. 56-57.
  11. Milne Edwards H (1860) Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 3: 1-560. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.
  12. Ortmann, A. (1888). Studien über Systematik und geographische Verbreitung der Steinkorallen. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abtheilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere.</em> 3: 143-188, pl. 6.
  13. Quelch JJ. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pl. 1-12.
  14. Rehberg, H. (1892). Neue und wenig bekannte Korallen. <em>Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften Hamburg.</em> 12: 1-50.
  15. Rowlett J. (2020). Indo-Pacific Corals. <em>Rowlett (self-published).</em> pp. 1-809.
  16. Schmidt-Roach S, Miller KJ, Lundgren P, Andreakis N (2014) With eyes wide open: a revision of species within and closely related to the Pocillopora damicornis species complex (Scleractinia; Pocilloporidae) using morphology and genetics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170: 1-33.
  17. Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32.
  18. Whitelegge, T. (1898). The Madroporaria of Funafuti. <em>The Australian Museum Memoir.</em> 3(6): 349-368.
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