Madrepora

See also: madrepora

Translingual

Madrepora oculata
(zigzag coral)

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian madrepora

Proper noun

Madrepora f

1. 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

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass; Scleractinia - order; Oculinidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Madrepora oculata (zigzag coral) - selected species

References

• Madrepora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Madrepora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Madrepora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons