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Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Montipora

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Montipora aequituberculata
[Encrusting pore coral]

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Montipora altasepta
[Pore coral]

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Montipora angulata
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Montipora aspergillus
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Montipora australiensis
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Montipora cactus
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Montipora calcarea
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Montipora caliculata
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Montipora capitata
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Montipora capricornis
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Montipora carinata
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Montipora cebuensis
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Montipora circumvallata
[Porous leaf coral]

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Montipora cocosensis
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Montipora composita
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Montipora confusa
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Montipora corbettensis
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Montipora crassituberculata
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Montipora cryptus
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Montipora danae
[Poker star montipora]

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Montipora delicatula
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Montipora digitata
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Montipora dilatata
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Montipora echinata
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Montipora edwardsi
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Montipora efflorescens
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Montipora effusa
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Montipora ehrenbergi
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Montipora elschneri
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Montipora flabellata
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Montipora florida
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Montipora floweri
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Montipora foliosa
[Cabbage coral]

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Montipora foveolata
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Montipora fragilis
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Montipora friabilis
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Montipora gaimardi
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Montipora granulosa
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Montipora grisea
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Montipora hemispherica
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Montipora hispida
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Montipora hodgsoni
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Montipora hoffmeisteri
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Montipora incrassata
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Montipora informis
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Montipora kellyi
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Montipora lobulata
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Montipora mactanensis
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Montipora maeandrina
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Montipora malampaya
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Montipora marshalensis
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Montipora millepora
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Montipora mollis
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Montipora monasteriata
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Montipora niugini
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Montipora nodosa
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Montipora orientalis
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Montipora pachytuberculata
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Montipora palawanensis
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Montipora patula
[Sandpaper rice coral]

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Montipora peltiformis
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Montipora porites
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Montipora samarensis
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Montipora saudii
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Montipora setosa
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Montipora spongiosa
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Montipora spongodes
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Montipora spumosa
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Montipora stellata
[Velvet branch coral]

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Montipora stilosa
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Montipora striata
[Tuberculate pore coral]

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Montipora taiwanensis
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Montipora tortuosa
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Montipora tuberculosa
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Montipora turgescens
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Montipora turtlensis
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Montipora undata
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Montipora vaughani
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Montipora venosa
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Montipora verrilli
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Montipora verrucosa
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Montipora verruculosa
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Montipora vietnamensis
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Scientific Name Montipora aequituberculata Montipora altasepta Montipora angulata Montipora aspergillus Montipora australiensis Montipora cactus Montipora calcarea Montipora caliculata Montipora capitata Montipora capricornis Montipora carinata Montipora cebuensis Montipora circumvallata Montipora cocosensis Montipora composita Montipora confusa Montipora corbettensis Montipora crassituberculata Montipora cryptus Montipora danae Montipora delicatula Montipora digitata Montipora dilatata Montipora echinata Montipora edwardsi Montipora efflorescens Montipora effusa Montipora ehrenbergi Montipora elschneri Montipora flabellata Montipora florida Montipora floweri Montipora foliosa Montipora foveolata Montipora fragilis Montipora friabilis Montipora gaimardi Montipora granulosa Montipora grisea Montipora hemispherica Montipora hispida Montipora hodgsoni Montipora hoffmeisteri Montipora incrassata Montipora informis Montipora kellyi Montipora lobulata Montipora mactanensis Montipora maeandrina Montipora malampaya Montipora marshalensis Montipora millepora Montipora mollis Montipora monasteriata Montipora niugini Montipora nodosa Montipora orientalis Montipora pachytuberculata Montipora palawanensis Montipora patula Montipora peltiformis Montipora porites Montipora samarensis Montipora saudii Montipora setosa Montipora spongiosa Montipora spongodes Montipora spumosa Montipora stellata Montipora stilosa Montipora striata Montipora taiwanensis Montipora tortuosa Montipora tuberculosa Montipora turgescens Montipora turtlensis Montipora undata Montipora vaughani Montipora venosa Montipora verrilli Montipora verrucosa Montipora verruculosa Montipora vietnamensis	English Name Cabbage coral Encrusting pore coral Poker star montipora Pore coral Porous leaf coral Sandpaper rice coral Tuberculate pore coral Velvet branch coral	Distribution Eastern Central Atlantic Eastern Central Pacific Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific. Tropical a Indo-Pacific. Tropical t Indo-West Pacific. Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific. Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean. Western Pacific.	Max. Length 0.1 CORD 30 COLD 100 H	Year 1766 1775 1816 1834 1846 1851 1869 1872 1886 1897 1901 1907 1918 1925 1952 1954 1967 1976 1979 1984 1985 2000

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