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 French

eight ray finger coral in English

eight-ray finger coral in language.

eight-ray finger coral in language.

eight-ray finger coral in English

eight-ray finger coral in English

Eight-ray Finger Coral in English

Eight-ray Fingercoral in English

Coral de Ocho Rayos in Spanish

eight ray finger coral in English

eight-ray finger coral in English

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