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Montastraea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Montastraea

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

Family
  
Montastraeidae

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

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Lower classifications
  
Orbicella annularis, Montastraea cavernosa

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Montastraea is a genus of stony corals in the Montastraeidae family. This genus used to contain many species that are now reclassified into different genera, most notably Orbicella.

Contents

Montastraea Coralpedia Montastraea cavernosa

Species

The following species are currently recognized:

Montastraea Coralpedia Montastraea annularis

  • Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander) - now classified as Orbicella annularis
  • Montastraea annuligera (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) - now classified as Astrea annuligera
  • Montastraea aperta (Verrill)
  • Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767
  • Montastraea curta (Dana, 1846) - now classified as Astrea curta
  • Montastraea faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) - now classified as Orbicella faveolata
  • Montastraea franksi (Gregory, 1895) - now classified as Orbicella franksi
  • Montastraea magnistellata Chevalier, 1971 - now classified as Favites magnistellata
  • Montastraea multipunctata Hodgson, 1985 - now classified as Phymastrea multipunctata
  • Montastraea valenciennesi (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) - now classified as Favites faveolata

    • Montastraea Coralpedia Montastraea cavernosa

    Montastraea Coralpedia Montastraea annularis


    References

    Montastraea Wikipedia
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