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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites lichen |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites lichen |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Porites |
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| Scientific Name | Porites lichen Dana, 1846 |
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| Name Published In | Dana, James D. 1846. Structure and classification of zoophytes during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. Vol. 7: 1-132. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Porites lichen | species | belongs to Porites | stated without evidence | Dana, 1846 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Poritidae) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Poritidae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Poritidae) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Poritidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. W. Vaughan. 1918. Some shoal-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Islands, and Fanning Island. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 9:49-234 |
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| Common Name(s) | Hump Coral, ベニハマサンゴ, 地衣微孔珊瑚 |
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| Vaughan T. W. (1918) Some shoal-water corals from Murray Island (Australia), Cocos-Keeling Islands, and Fanning Island, Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 9, 49-234 |
| Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (2009 onwards) Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) - via Catalogue of Life |
| van der Land, J. (ed) (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - via Catalogue of Life |
| Cairns, Stephen D., 1999: Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| 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: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61). - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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 |
| 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: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61). - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - 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 |
| Veron, J.E.N.; Pichon, M. (1982). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part IV. Family Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series. 5: 1-159. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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 - 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 |
Porites lichen
