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Pocillopora verrucosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae

Taxonomy

Madrepora verrucosa was named by Ellis and Solander (1786). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pocillopora verrucosa by Vaughan (1918).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. solida

Synonyms

Pocillopora nobilis was named by Verrill (1864).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pocillopora verrucosa by Veron and Pichon (1976).
Pocillopora meandrina was named by Dana (1846).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pocillopora verrucosa by Veron and Pichon (1976).
Pocillopora hemprichi was named by Ehremberg (1834).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pocillopora verrucosa by Veron and Pichon (1976).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1786	Madrepora verrucosa Ellis and Solander
1834	Pocillopora hemprichi Ehremberg
1846	Pocillopora meandrina Dana
1864	Pocillopora nobilis Verrill
1918	Pocillopora verrucosa Vaughan

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Astrocoeniina	Vaughan and Wells 1943
family	Pocilloporidae	Gray 1842
genus	Pocillopora	Lamarck 1816
species	verrucosa	(Ellis and Solander 1786)

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.

Pocillopora verrucosa Ellis and Solander 1786

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Invalid names: Pocillopora hemprichi Ehremberg 1834 [synonym], Pocillopora meandrina Dana 1846 [synonym], Pocillopora nobilis Verrill 1864 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available