Madrepora
See also: madrepora
Translingual
edit(zigzag coral)
Etymology
editNew Latin, from Italian madrepora
Proper noun
editMadrepora 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