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Definition of Madrepora

Madrepora
Madrepora Mad`re*po"ra, n. [NL. See Madre?ore.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched. -- Mad`re*po"ral, a.

Meaning of Madrepora from wikipedia

- Madrepora (Spanish, "mother of pores") is a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or islands in tropical locations. The names Madrepore and...
- Madrepora tenuis is an unaccepted scientific name and may refer to two species of corals: Acropora tenuis as described by Dana, 1846 Madrepora oculata...
- Madrepora prolifera is an unaccepted scientific name and may refer to two species of corals: Acropora prolifera, found from the Gulf of Mexico and the...
- Ehrenberg, 1834 Madrepora (Conocyathus) Brook, 1893 Madrepora (Distichocyathus) Brook, 1893 Madrepora (Eumadrepora) Brook, 1893 Madrepora (Lepidocyathus)...
- Madrepora oculata, also called zigzag coral, is a stony coral that is found worldwide outside of the polar regions, growing in deep water at depths of...
- Ocean, and northwestern Hawaiʻi. It was described by Brook in 1892 as Madrepora gemmifera. Richards, Z.T.; Delb****, J.T.; Lovell, E.R.; B****, D.; Aeby...
- Madrepora corymbosa is an unaccepted scientific name and may refer to two species of corals: Acropora cytherea as described by Lamarck, 1816 Lobophyllia...
- to 15 metres (3 ft 3 in to 49 ft 3 in). It was originally described as Madrepora valida by Dana in 1846. It is found in colonies of varying shapes, with...
- muricata prolifera Lamarck, 1816 Madrepora muricata prolifera Lamarck, 1816 Madrepora ethica Duch****aing & Michelotti, 1860 Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 1816...
- and the western Pacific Ocean. It was described by Verrill in 1864 as Madrepora a****inata. Richards, Z.T.; Delb****, J.T.; Lovell, E.R.; B****, D.; Aeby...