Alveopora spongiosa
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-29
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: Alveopora spongiosa Dana, 1846
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Alveopora spongiosa Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207198 on 2026-08-29
created: 1998-06-02T14:05:09Z
modified: 2022-07-30T13:56:02Z
replaces: 1263552
replaces: 759876
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Alveopora spongiosa Dana, 1846
class: Hexacorallia
family: Acroporidae
genus: Alveopora
kingdom: Animalia
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: Hoffmeister JE (1932). Corals. In: Geology of Eua, Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 96: 1-93, pl. 22.
name published in: Nemenzo, F. 1976. Some new Philippine scleractinian reef corals. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines 28: 229-276, pls. 1-10.
name published in: Thiel, M.E. (1932). Madreporaria. Zugleich ein Versuch einer vergleichenden Oekologie der gefundenen Formen. Resultats scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Neerlandaises. Memoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. 2(12): 1-177, pls. 1-21.
name published in year: 1846 - 1849
name published in year: 1932
name published in year: 1976
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 206945
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Dana, 1846
specific epithet: spongiosa
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted