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Montipora Blainville, 1830

Montipora verrucosa SEM of corallites and coenosteal papilla

AphiaID

203834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:203834)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Acroporidae Verrill, 1901

Original name

Montipora Blainville, 1830

Synonymised names

Manopora Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Montipora aequituberculata Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora altasepta Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Montipora aspergillus Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2000
Species Montipora australiensis Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora berryi Hoffmeister, 1925
Species Montipora cactus Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora calcarea Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora caliculata (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora capitata (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora capricornis Veron, 1985
Species Montipora carinata Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora cebuensis Nemenzo, 1976
Species Montipora circumvallata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Montipora cocosensis Vaughan, 1918
Species Montipora confusa Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora conicula Wells, 1954
Species Montipora corbettensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Montipora crassituberculata Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora crypta Turak, DeVantier & Veron, 2000
Species Montipora danae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Species Montipora delicatula Veron, 2000
Species Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora dilatata Studer, 1901
Species Montipora echinata Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2000
Species Montipora edwardsi Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora efflorescens Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora effusa (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora ehrenbergii Verrill, 1872
Species Montipora explanata Brüggemann, 1879
Species Montipora flabellata Studer, 1901
Species Montipora florida Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora floweri Wells, 1954
Species Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766)
Species Montipora foveolata (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora fragosa Verrill, 1869
Species Montipora friabilis Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora gaimardi Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora gracilis Klunzinger, 1879
Species Montipora grisea Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora hemispherica Veron, 2000
Species Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora hodgsoni Veron, 2000
Species Montipora hoffmeisteri Wells, 1954
Species Montipora incrassata (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora informis Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora jonesi Pillai, 1986
Species Montipora kellyi Veron, 2000
Species Montipora lobulata Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora mactanensis Nemenzo, 1979
Species Montipora maeandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Montipora malampaya Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora maldivensis Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Species Montipora manauliensis Pillai, 1967
Species Montipora marshallensis Wells, 1954
Species Montipora millepora Crossland, 1952
Species Montipora mollis Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora monasteriata (Forskål, 1775)
Species Montipora niugini Veron, 2000
Species Montipora nodosa (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora orientalis Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora pachytuberculata Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2000
Species Montipora palawanensis Veron, 2000
Species Montipora patula Verrill, 1869
Species Montipora peltiformis Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora porites Veron, 2000
Species Montipora samarensis Nemenzo, 1967
Species Montipora saudii Turak, DeVantier & Veron, 2000
Species Montipora setosa Nemenzo, 1976
Species Montipora sinensis Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora sinuosa Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Species Montipora spongiosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Montipora spongodes Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora spumosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Montipora stalagmites Ortmann, 1888
Species Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora stilosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Montipora suvadivae Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Species Montipora taiwanensis Veron, 2000
Species Montipora tortuosa (Dana, 1846)
Species Montipora tuberculosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Montipora turgescens Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora turtlensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Montipora undata Bernard, 1897
Species Montipora vaughani Hoffmeister, 1925
Species Montipora venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Montipora verrilli Vaughan, 1907
Species Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Montipora verruculosa Veron, 2000
Species Montipora vietnamensis Veron, 2000
Species Montipora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Montipora alcicornis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora ambigua Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora amplectens Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora aequituberculata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora angularis Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora angusta Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora friabilis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora annularis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora nodosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora atreata (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Montipora biformis Nemenzo, 1988 accepted as Montipora mollis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora bifrontalis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora bolsii Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora brueggemanni Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora danae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora circinata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora coalita Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora altasepta Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora colei Wells, 1954 accepted as Montipora undata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora composita Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora aequituberculata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora conferta Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora monasteriata (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora conspicua Nemenzo, 1979 accepted as Montipora orientalis Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora contorta Nemenzo & Montecillo, 1981 accepted as Montipora confusa Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora cryptus Turak, DeVantier & Veron, 2000 accepted as Montipora crypta Turak, DeVantier & Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Montipora culiculata Bernard (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Montipora denticulata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora undata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora divaricata Brüggemann, 1879 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora edwardi Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora edwardsi Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora ehrenbergi Verrill, 1872 accepted as Montipora ehrenbergii Verrill, 1872 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora ellisi Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora aequituberculata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora erythraea Marenzeller, 1907 accepted as Montipora aequituberculata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora exesa Verrill, 1869 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora expansa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora explanulata Brüggemann, 1879 accepted as Montipora explanata Brüggemann, 1879 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora flabellate Studer, 1901 accepted as Montipora flabellata Studer, 1901 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora foliacea (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Montipora fossae Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora fruticosa Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora fungiformis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora monasteriata (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora granulata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora informis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora guppyi Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora spumosa (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora hirsuta Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora hirsuta Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora carinata Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, homonym)
Species Montipora hodgsonii Veron, 2000 accepted as Montipora hodgsoni Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora hodsoni Veron, 2000 accepted as Montipora hodgsoni Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora incognita Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora crassituberculata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora inconstans Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora altasepta Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora incrustans Brüggemann, 1877 accepted as Montipora monasteriata (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora indentata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora irregularis Quelch, 1886 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora lanuginosa Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora monasteriata (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora levis Quelch, 1886 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora libera Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora lichen (Dana, 1846) accepted as Porites lichen (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Montipora lichenoides Verrill, 1869 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora lima (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora mammifera Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora tuberculosa (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora mammilata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora informis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora marenzelleri Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora meandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Montipora maeandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora minuta Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora nana Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora nodulosa Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora malampaya Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora pallida Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora millepora Crossland, 1952 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora palmata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora papillosa (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora phrygiana (Esper, 1798) accepted as Psammocora contigua (Esper, 1794) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora pilosa Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora monasteriata (Forskål, 1775) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora planiuscula (Dana, 1846) accepted as Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora plateformis Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora poritiformis Verrill, 1866 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora prava Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora cactus Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora prolifera Brüggemann, 1879 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora prominula Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora incrassata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora pulcherrima Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora punctata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora ramosa Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora reniformis Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora peltiformis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora rotunda Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora rubrum (Studer, 1879) accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora rus (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora saxea Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora mollis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora scutata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora socialis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foveolata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora solanderi Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora spatula Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora spicata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora spongila Bernard, 1900 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora spongilla Bernard, 1900 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
Species Montipora stratiformis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora striata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora strigosa Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora stylosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Montipora stilosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Montipora subtilis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora millepora Crossland, 1952 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora sulcata Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora sumilonensis Nemenzo, 1979 accepted as Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora superficialis Brüggemann (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Montipora tertia Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora mollis Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora trabeculata Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora efflorescens Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora tubifera Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora undans Crossland, 1952 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora variabilis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora verruculosus Veron, 2000 accepted as Montipora verruculosa Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Montipora viridis Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora willeyi Bernard, 1897 accepted as Montipora nodosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Montipora acanthella Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora aenigmatica Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora alveopora Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora aspera Verrill, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora auricularis Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora bernardi Vaughan, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora bilaminata Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora challengeri Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora columnaris Gardiner, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora complanata (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora compressa (Linnaeus, 1766) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora crassifolia Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora crassireticulata Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora cristagalli (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora densa Von Marenzeller, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora effusa Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora elschneri Vaughan, 1918 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora erosa (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora exigua Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora exserta Quelch, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora fimbriata Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora flammans Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora fragilis Quelch, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora frondens Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora gemmulata (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora glabra Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora grandifolia (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora granifera Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora granulosa Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora inconspicua Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora limitata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora listeri Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora lobulata Nemenzo, 1984 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, homonym)
Species Montipora monticulosa Studer, 1880 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora multiformis Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora multilobata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora multipapillosa Nemenzo, 1983 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora myriophthalma Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora nudiceps (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora obtusata Quelch, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora parasitica Bernard, 1900 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora patinaeformis (Esper, 1795) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora paupera Von Marenzeller, 1901 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora perforata Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora plicata Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora porosa Bassett-Smith, 1890 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora profunda Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora quoyi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora reticulata Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora rigida Verrill, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora rubra (Studer, 1879) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora scabricula (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora scabriculoides Ortmann, 1888 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora solida Bernard, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora studeri Vaughan, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora tenuicaulis Vaughan, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora tenuissima Bernard, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora truncata Zou, 1975 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora tuberosa Klunzinger, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Montipora vaughani Nemenzo & Montecillo, 1985 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, homonym)
Species Montipora villosa Klunzinger, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. Paris, 1830. 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344 [details]

Descriptive notes

Description This genus is distinctive within the Acroporidae because of the variety of coenosteal ornamentations developed (variously...

Description This genus is distinctive within the Acroporidae because of the variety of coenosteal ornamentations developed (variously known as papillae, tuberculae, ridges, nodules, etc) and the way in which these are combined and distributed around and between corallites in different species. Although corallites are immersed within the coenosteum, the arrangement of coenosteal structures (usually papillae or tuberculae) around corallites in some species gives the impression of a theca. Some species are without coenosteal ornatmentation ("glabrous") and these are distinguished by corallite size, colony form and other associated diferences. Colonies of Montipora are usually indeterminate in growth and individual species and colonies within species can exhibit some or all of the range of growth forms. [details]

Description Colonies are submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting or branching. Corallites are very small. Septa are in two cycles...

Description Colonies are submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting or branching. Corallites are very small. Septa are in two cycles with inward-projecting teeth. Columellae are absent. Corallite walls and the coenosteum are porous and may be highly elaborated. Polyps are usually extended only at night (Veron, 1986).
Commonly forms plates or encrusting sheets, but also several other forms. Distinguished by its deep, tiny corallites (<1mm across) separated by porous walls. Since the corallites lack virtually any features, identification to species level is very difficult. When forming plates, corallites occur on both surfaces (Richmond, 1997). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Montipora Blainville, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203834 on 2024-12-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-03 14:17:27Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-28 07:24:50Z

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Garcia, Maria

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

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Martinez, Olga

2014-03-17 09:27:40Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2018-07-22 08:18:43Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-07-15 09:36:13Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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original description de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. Paris, 1830. 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344 [details]

original description (of Manopora Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). 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)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Nontype BMNH, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype BMNH, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype UWA 859-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype WAM 26-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype WAM 29-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype WAM 906-81, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

From editor or global species database

Comparison Anacropora fits within the above description: it is exclusively ramose and without coenosteal ornamentation. Molecular studies indicate the two genera should be combined (see Fukami, H., Omori, M. and Hatta, M. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships in the coral family Acroporidae, reassessed by inference from the mitochondrial genes. Zoological Sciences 17, 689-696). [details]

Diagnosis Acroporidae which are submassive, foliaceous, ramose or encrusting; no axial corallite; corallite wall porous; columella feeble or absent; coenosteum reticular with strong vertical trabeculae, thin horizontal connections; surface spinulose or hirsute; no diseppiments [details]

Remark Monographed by Bernard, H. M. 1897 The genus Montipora. The genus Anacropora. Catalogue of Madreporarian corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 3: 1-192, plates 1-34. Monographed from eastern Australia by Veron, J.E.N. and Wallace, C.C. 1984 Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Part V. Family Acroporidae.Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series 6, pp. 485: ANU Press, Canberra. [details]

Unreviewed

Authority Authority given as Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 in Faure (1977). Type species: Porites verrucosa Lamarck, 1816 (Veron, 1986). [details]

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