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Montipora elschneri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Montipora elschneri was named by Vaughan (1918). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. antiqua, M. micropora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Montipora elschneri Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusMontiporaBlainville 1830
specieselschneri

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Montipora elschneri Vaughan 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available