''Madracis'' is a genus of
cnidarians belonging to the family
Pocilloporidae
The Pocilloporidae are a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia occurring in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Description
Pocilloporids are colonial and most species are reef-building. They are very variable in size and shape, some being ...
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The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Description
Madracis contains deep water azooxanthellate colonial species. They have a diverse array of growth forms, including fragile branching, dense ramose coralla, massive columnar, nodular and encrusting forms.
[Neves, Elizabeth & Johnsson, R.. (2009). Taxonomic revision of the southwestern Atlantic Madracis and the description of Madracis fragilis n. sp. (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae), a new coral species from Brazil. Scientia Marina. 73. 739-746. 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4739. ]
Species
The following species are recognised:
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Madracis asanoi''
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Madracis asperula''
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Madracis auretenra''
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Madracis brueggemanni
''Madracis'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Pocilloporidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Description
Madracis contains deep water azooxanthellate colonial species. They have a diverse array of growth forms, incl ...
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(Ridley, 1881)
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Madracis carmabi''
Vermeij, Diekmann & Bak, 2003
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Madracis crescentensis''
Durham, 1942
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Madracis decactis''
(Lyman, 1859)
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Madracis densa
''Madracis'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Pocilloporidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Description
Madracis contains deep water azooxanthellate colonial species. They have a diverse array of growth forms, inclu ...
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Budd, 1992
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Madracis dodecachora''
Squires, 1958
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Madracis duncani''
Wells, 1945
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Madracis formosa''
Wells, 1973
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Madracis fragilis''
Neves & Johnsson, 2009
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Madracis ganei''
Vaughan, 1900
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Madracis gregorioi''
Vaughan, 1900
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Madracis hellana''
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
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Madracis herrecki''
Wells, 1934
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Madracis interjecta''
Marenzeller, 1907
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Madracis johnsoni''
Vaughan, 1900
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Madracis johnwellsi''
Frost & Langenheim, 1974
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Madracis kauaiensis''
Vaughan, 1907
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Madracis kirbyi''
Veron & Pichon, 1976
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Madracis myriaster''
(Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850)
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Madracis pharensis''
(Heller, 1868)
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Madracis profunda''
Zibrowius, 1980
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Madracis senaria''
Wells, 1973
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Madracis stewarti''
Durham, 1942
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Madracis vaughani''
Wells, 1941
References
Pocilloporidae
Scleractinia genera
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