Podabacia motuporensis (Bracket Coral)

Overview

zooxanthellate, sedentary

Common Names in English:

Bracket Coral

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Radiata () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Infrakingdom: Coelenterata () - Leuckart, 1847
      - Phylum: Cnidaria () - Hatschek, 1888 - Cnidarians
        Subphylum: Anthozoa () - (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Corals, Flower Animals
        Class: Anthozoa () - Ehrenberg, 1831 - Corals, Flower Animals
        Subclass: Zoantharia ()
        Order: Scleractinia () - Bourne, 1900 - Stony Corals
        Suborder: Fungiina ()
        Family: Fungiidae () - �
        Genus: Podabacia ()
        Specific name: motuporensis - Veron, 1990
        Scientific name: - Podabacia motuporensis Veron, 1990

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Cairns S.D., Hoeksema B .W. & van der Land J., 2006

There are approximately 6 species in this genus:

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
S.D.Cairns, B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land (from URMO).
UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - LTM Nearshore Corals (OBIS Australia)