CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
11 291188 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Montipora mactanensis   Nemenzo, 1979
Rank
Species
CAAB category
11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies
Family
11 291 Acroporidae (staghorn corals) - show full list
Common Name
[a staghorn coral]
Common Names List
coral
staghorn coral
stony coral
velvet coral
velvet branch coral
Organism Type
a staghorn coral
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes
11 291904     Montipora spp.
Identifiers
ITIS (USA) 572307
View at ITIS
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287716
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Record source and Scientific Name verified against
Veron, J. E. H., 2000 Veron, J. E. H., Corals of the World. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld. 3 Vols.