Samiei, Jahangir Vajed;Dab, Koosha;Ghezellou, Parviz;Shirvani, Arash
Montipora
Sign in to saveMontipora is a genus of Scleractinian corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of the genus Montipora may exhibit many different growth morphologies. With eighty five known species, Montipora is the second most species rich coral genus after Acropora.
Species
cabbage coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyAcroporidae
Montipora is een geslacht van koralen uit de klasse van de Anthozoa (bloemdieren).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,454
- With media
- 72
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Indonesia
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Montipora is a genus of Scleractinian corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of the genus Montipora may exhibit many different growth morphologies. With eighty five known species, Montipora is the second most species rich coral genus after Acropora.
==Description== thumb Growth morphologies for the genus Montipora include submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting, and branching. It is not uncommon for a single Montipora colony to display more than one growth morphology. Healthy Montipora corals can be a variety of colors, including orange, brown, pink, green, blue, purple, yellow, grey, or tan. Although they are typically uniform in color, some species, such as Montipora spumosa or Montipora verrucosa, may display a mottled appearance.
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