Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Cnidaria: class
Anthozoa: order
Scleractinia: family
Merulinidae: genus
Orbicella: species
Orbicella annularis

Name

Homonyms: Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Common names: Caribbean star coral in англійська; Caribbean star coral in language.; boulder star coral in language.; boulder star coral in англійська; Caribbean star coral in англійська; boulder star coral in англійська

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