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Pocillopora inflata
| Description | Pocillopora inflata is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It was first described by Peter William Glynn in 1999. It is found growing on coral reefs in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean but is nowhere abundant. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocillopora_inflata, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Pocillopora : Pocillopora inflata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Pocillopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Pocillopora inflata Glynn, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Glynn PW (1999) Pocillopora inflata, a new species of scleractinian coral (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the tropical eastern Pacific. Pacific Science 53: 168-180. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Cauliflower Coral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocillopora_inflata |
References
| Cairns, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W. & van der Land, J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Glynn PW (1999) Pocillopora inflata, a new species of scleractinian coral (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the tropical eastern Pacific. Pacific Science 53: 168-180. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Reyes-Bonilla, H. (2002). Checklist of valid names and synonyms of stony corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the eastern Pacific. Journal of Natural History. 36(1): 1-13. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Reyes-Bonilla, H., López-Pérez, A., Paz-García, D.A., Parra-Madrazo, G., Medina-Rosas, P., Balart E.F. (2017). Distribución del coral arrecifal Pocillopora inflata (Scleractinia) en el Pacífico Mexicano y comentarios sobre su situación taxonómica. Hidrobiológica. 27 (1): 131-135. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| van der Land, J. (ed) (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - via Catalogue of Life |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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