Pocillopora capitata Verrill 1864 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Belongs to Pocillopora according to Verrill 1864
Sister taxa: Pocillopora arnoldi, Pocillopora baracoaensis, Pocillopora crassoramosa, Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora elegans, Pocillopora eydouxi, Pocillopora guadalupensis, Pocillopora guantanamensis, Pocillopora informis, Pocillopora jenkinsi, Pocillopora ligulata, Pocillopora maddenensis, Pocillopora madreporacea, Pocillopora palmata, Pocillopora robusta, Pocillopora verrucosa, Pocillopora woodjonesi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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