Porites cocosensis
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
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: Porites cocosensis Wells, 1950
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Porites cocosensis Wells, 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207242 on 2026-08-02
created: 1997-02-22T17:55:09Z
modified: 2022-12-30T11:18:02Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Porites cocosensis Wells, 1950
class: Hexacorallia
family: Poritidae
genus: Porites
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Wells JW. (1950). Reef corals from Cocos-Keeling Atoll. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, Singapore. 22: 29-52.
name published in year: 1950
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 206485
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Wells, 1950
specific epithet: cocosensis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted