Montipora digitata
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Garcia, Maria
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207185 on 2026-08-02
created: 1996-10-25T14:24:58Z
modified: 2022-12-23T19:12:24Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846)
class: Hexacorallia
family: Acroporidae
genus: Montipora
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Brüggemann, F. (1879). Corals. In: Zoology of Rodriguez. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences. 168: 569-579.
name published in: Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61).
name published in: Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, Naturalist to the Expedition. With descriptions of some additional species from the west coast of North America. Part III. Madreporaria. Communications of the Essex Institute, Salem. 5(3): 17-50, pls. 1-2.
name published in: Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12.
name published in: Bernard H (1897). The genus Montipora, The genus Anacropora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 3: 1-192, pls. 1-33.
name published in: Bernard, H.M. (1900). On the Madreporaria collected by Mr. C.W. Andrews at Christmas Island. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1900: 119-127.
name published in: Nemenzo F (1979) Astrocoeniid and faviid reef corals from Central Philippines. Kalikasan: The Philippine Journal of Biology 8: 37-50.
name published in: Stiasny, G. (1930). Die Madreporaria des Naturhistorischen Reichsmuseums in Leiden. I. Die Genera Porites, Goniopora, Alveopora, Montipora. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 13: 22-52, pls. 1-6.
name published in year: 1879
name published in year: 1846 - 1849
name published in year: 1866
name published in year: 1886
name published in year: 1897
name published in year: 1900
name published in year: 1979
name published in year: 1930
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 203834
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Dana, 1846)
specific epithet: digitata
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted