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Montastraea aperta (Verrill) 
AphiaID: 207480

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Montastraeidae (Family) > Montastraea (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Edited by Database Management Team
Rank Species
Parent Montastraea Blainville, 1830
Source  basis of record: Sheppard, C.R.C. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin Nr 307 [details]

Environment marine, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Mozambique [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  Spelling: Spelling of the genus name does not follow Veron (1986) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207480
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-03 14:17:27Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-11-20 17:29:06Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Montastraea aperta (Verrill). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207480 on 2013-05-23
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