Madrepora
See also: madrepora
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Italian madrepora
Proper noun edit
Madrepora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Oculinidae – reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes more than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass; Scleractinia - order; Oculinidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Madrepora oculata (zigzag coral) - selected species
References edit
- Madrepora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Madrepora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Madrepora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons