Montastraea
| Montastraea | |
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| Montastraea cavernosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Montastraeidae |
| Genus: | Montastraea Blainville, 1830 [1] |
| Species | |
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Montastraea is a genus of stony corals in the Montastraeidae family.[1][2] This genus used to contain many species that are now reclassified into different genera, most notably Orbicella.
Species
The following species are currently recognized:[2]
- Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander) - now classified as Orbicella annularis
- Montastraea annuligera (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) - now classified as Astrea annuligera
- Montastraea aperta (Verrill)
- Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767
- Montastraea curta (Dana, 1846) - now classified as Astrea curta
- Montastraea faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) - now classified as Orbicella faveolata
- Montastraea franksi (Gregory, 1895) - now classified as Orbicella franksi
- Montastraea magnistellata Chevalier, 1971 - now classified as Favites magnistellata
- Montastraea multipunctata Hodgson, 1985 - now classified as Phymastrea multipunctata
- Montastraea valenciennesi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) - now classified as Favites faveolata
References
- 1 2 "Montastraea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- 1 2 3 "Montastraea". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 2015-06-14.
External links
Media related to Montastraea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Montastraea at Wikispecies
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