Madrepora

See also: madrepora

Translingual

Madrepora oculata
(zigzag coral)

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian madrepora

Proper noun

Madrepora f

A taxonomic genus within the family Oculinidae – reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes more than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass; Scleractinia - order; Oculinidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Madrepora oculata (zigzag coral) - selected species

References

Madrepora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Madrepora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Madrepora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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