Montipora capricornis Veron, 1985

NZOR Identifier: 807a546c-7a94-4ad2-a430-25b9f346bb4d

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id f399d416-15e8-4682-bd94-b3a5b57ad97d)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
subclass
Hexacorallia
order
Scleractinia
suborder
Astrocoeniina
family
Acroporidae
genus
Montipora
species
Montipora capricornis Veron, 1985

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
Political Region
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Marine
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Indigenous

Scientific Name

Authority
Veron
Rank
species
Year
1985
Nomenclatural Comment
zooxanthellate, Marine, restricted to the Kermadec Islands
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
f399d416-15e8-4682-bd94-b3a5b57ad97d
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Montipora (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Montipora capricornis Veron, 1985 (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
01b3c5dd-db8a-46cf-9f90-49ef651d634d
According to
Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L-A.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; OcaƱav, O.; Vervoort, W.; Wiliams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.H.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sanchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. 4: Phylum CNIDARIA: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.
Preferred Name
Montipora capricornis Veron, 1985 }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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