WoRMS taxon details
Montipora libera Bernard, 1897
759797 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759797)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Bernard H (1897). The genus Montipora, The genus Anacropora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 3: 1-192, pls. 1-33. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Montipora libera Bernard, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759797 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Bernard H (1897). The genus Montipora, The genus Anacropora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 3: 1-192, pls. 1-33. [details]
basis of record Veron JEN, Wallace CC (1984) Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part V. Family Acroporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series 6: 1–485. [details]
basis of record Veron JEN, Wallace CC (1984) Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part V. Family Acroporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series 6: 1–485. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Nomura, K.; Baird, A. H.; Suzuki, G. (2024). Identity of <i>Montipora angulata</i> (Lamarck, 1816) (Scleractinia, Acroporidae). <em>Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies.</em> 26(1): 54-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.3755/galaxea.G26N-11 [details] Available for editors
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Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nemenzo, F. (1967). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow-water scleractinians. VI Suborder Astrocoeniina (Montipora and Acropora). (Part I - Text; Part II - Plates). <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 20: 1-141, 143-223.
page(s): 3, 32, 33, 162 [details]
additional source Nemenzo, F. (1967). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow-water scleractinians. VI Suborder Astrocoeniina (Montipora and Acropora). (Part I - Text; Part II - Plates). <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 20: 1-141, 143-223.
page(s): 3, 32, 33, 162 [details]





Nontype MSI C-238, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]