Madracis formosa Wells, 1973

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Wells, JW. (1973). New and old scleractinian corals from Jamaica. Bulletin of Marine Science, 23: 16–58. https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=170221

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Cnidaria: class
Anthozoa: order
Scleractinia: family
Pocilloporidae: genus
Madracis: species
Madracis formosa

Name

Synonyms: Madracis ormosa Wells., 1973; Siderastrea ormosa (Wells, 1973)
Homonyms: Madracis formosa Wells, 1973
Common names: Eight-ray finger coral in language.; Madrace profond in Francés; eight ray finger coral in Inglés; eight-ray finger coral in language.; eight-ray finger coral in language.; eight-ray finger coral in Inglés; eight-ray finger coral in Inglés; Eight-ray Finger Coral in Inglés; Eight-ray Fingercoral in Inglés; Coral de Ocho Rayos in Español; eight ray finger coral in Inglés; eight-ray finger coral in Inglés

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