Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758

NZOR Identifier: b15a08f9-aa8c-4eb8-97d6-d7c8d9e5ce9a

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 3936bf4a-9a9f-4c3c-981c-1af54ef8639e)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Cnidaria
subclass
Hexacorallia
order
Scleractinia
suborder
Astrocoeniina
family
Pocilloporidae
genus
Pocillopora
species
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758

Providers

Biostatus

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

Scientific Name

Authority
Linnaeus
Rank
species
Year
1758
Nomenclatural Comment
zooxanthellate, Marine, restricted to the Kermadec Islands
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
3936bf4a-9a9f-4c3c-981c-1af54ef8639e
According to
NZIB (2012-) New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Name Based Concepts
Has Parent
Pocillopora (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758 (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
dab62239-1b2b-43f4-83d1-ce4c24c9498b
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
Pocillopora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758 }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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